Smaller in amount, value, or importance, especially in a comparison between two things: chose the lesser evil. Of a smaller size than other, similar forms: the lesser anteater. Lesser refers to …

2011年5月22日 · Is −9 a smaller number than −8? And is −9 a lower number than −8? What is the difference between lower and smaller here?

2017年8月17日 · I'm looking for a descriptive words to indicate "smaller than the standard version". Example: I have a html form with some inputs. The inputs come in sizes (eg small, …

2014年8月23日 · Our numbers have a specific two-letter combination that tells us how the number sounds. For example 9th 3rd 301st What do we call these special sounds?

2017年6月25日 · a small thing or person. Heraldry. a charge, as an ordinary, smaller in length or breadth than the usual. Source: Dictionary.com In reference to the OP comment: it's actually …

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, a city is "an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village"; a town is "a compactly settled area usually …

2020年12月4日 · You can say that a number is either less than or smaller than another number, although looking at Ngrams, people usually say less than. So both (3) and (4) should be …

A large negative balance is certainly not smaller than a small positive balance, but it is less, by the accepted meaning of the word. To say that one amount is smaller than another is, strictly …

2016年7月21日 · The general rule for using 'small' is in reference to the size of something. So, for example The pile of junk has gotten smaller Less is used in cases where there is a lower …

In "x times smaller," the word "smaller" inverts the ratio. There are of course other ways of expressing this, but that's a matter of style. Using "by a factor of" doesn't necessarily fix things: …