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Bookmark or Share- word choice - What's the difference between "big" and "large ...There is no difference in the implied size, which is relative to other quantities; large is simply larger than medium, and much larger than small. It is relative to the norm or expectation of the size of that item, or the size of the item being considered by the speaker/writer. Idiom often determines the usage.
- differences - "X times as many as" or "X times more than" - English ...The real question is whether people understand the ratio implied by “times more than” to compare the entire amount of the larger quantity to the smaller quantity or whether they understand it to compare only the difference between the larger and smaller quantities to the smaller quantity.
- word choice - What is the name of the symbols - and ">"?+1, I like that this is the first answer to address the multiple Unicode code points involved. However, I think you might mention that regardless of the characters' names or official prescriptions for use, the less-than and greater-than signs are commonly used as a type of brackets, probably because they can easily be typed and their display is more widely supported than that of the other symbols.
- Difference between "greater" and "larger" - English Language & Usage ...Taken literally, "larger" refers to physical size. "Greater" refers to value. Thus you would say, "An elephant is larger than a mouse". But -- assuming you're talking about size -- you wouldn't say "An elephant is greater than a mouse." If you want to compare quality, you might say, "Rembrandt's paintings are greater art than Picasso's".
- adjective position - English Language & Usage Stack ExchangePersonally, I think "larger" in both phrases sounds slightly more natural (more so for "a larger size") although from e.g. this transcript it seems "big" / "bigger" is more common. This doesn't affect the difference between the two phrases though. –
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