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- least vs. lowest - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
What is the difference between least and lowest? Websites announce as "Lowest prices", but not "least" Least is the superlative degree low > lower > least ?
- How are least, lowest, and fewest used differently?
Then I questioned whether either "What is the least number of people?" or "What is the fewest number of people?" is a superior alternative My guess is that the "fewest number" option is the best, grammatically speaking Is it? In what ways are the words least, lowest, and fewest used differently? Thank you!
- What does “the lowest common denominator” mean in the context other . . .
Merriam-Webster traces "lowest common denominator" to 1854 and "least common denominator" to 1851 It is therefore quite interesting that the earliest matches for "lowest common denominator" in an Elephind newspaper database search use the term figuratively, despite appearing within twenty years of its mathematical origin
- mathematics - Why do we say lowest common denominator when we mean . . .
The lowest common denominator sounds like it's smaller than the greatest common divisor, when in fact it's the opposite It's not a very good expression to use outside mathematics, as it sounds better when it's used incorrectly
- Does next highest mean higher or lower? [closed]
And "next lower next lowest" are even vaguer -- you don't hear "next lowest" or "next lower" nearly as much as "next highest" or "next higher", and there are fewer "usual assumptions"
- Less or lower - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I am struggeling with deciding between 'less' or 'lower' For example I have the three sentences: Method A leads, on average, to 50 kWh less lower surplus energy per day The results show that the
- Is being low on the totem pole good or bad?
The most revered or "main" character of the story being told is the lowest or closest to earth You want to show respect by it being closest to you If you see people on the top of totem poles, it is most definitely not a sign of honor, it is shame, calling them "Shame Poles " The least favored honored of the story is always on the top
- What does the phrase lowest common denominator mean?
1 Google gives the second sense of lowest common denominator as "the level of the least discriminating audience or consumer group " This sense refers to people
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