The technical term is plurality, meaning per the OED The fact of having the largest share of the votes cast, when this is less than an absolute majority. This word is used
This is a title from a scientific magazine about how various animals lived on earth thousands of years ago. Here is the title: Largest snake to ever live discovered in an
In technical and common parlance, the phrase "chronological order" indicates that the items are in order of occurrence or creation, oldest first (being the first in the
In "the single largest factor", "single" is technically redundant, save for excluding the possibility of joint winners. When used (by someone who understands the language) it''s
Actual numbers are highest and lowest number: 100, 200, 300 versus 1, 2, 3, for example. Whereas: the greatest number of people would take great to mean largest. That''s the short
a) 7 is the smallest and 9 is the greatest number or b) 7 is the smallest and 9 is the largest number The research so far indicates that both terms largest and greatest are used
What about the second pie chart? In the second pie chart the largest portion is less than 50%. Can I still consider the group "c" as majority in it? Based on the Cambridge
What is the largest lake in the world? Compare this to ''the biggest lake''. To my mind, the largest is the one with the greatest surface area, the biggest may have a smaller surface area but be
When referring to a list of number is largest or biggest correct? For example, I want to find the biggest number in an array. Or should it be the largest number. Finally, would either biggest or
