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What is the difference between largest and biggest? 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 deeper and therefore contain more water and be 'bigger' Of course, one could just as well assign the other way but there IS a distinction I think
phrases - single largest or largest single - English Language . . . 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 serves as an intensifier, basically making the phrase mean "the largest factor by far"
mathematics - greatest or largest number - English Language Usage . . . 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 in educational material Largest implies size, but greater implies value, so greater seems more appropriate when dealing with abstract concepts
How should we describe the largest group in a set when its share . . . The largest share of the region's cost estimate total belongs to projects classified as "long term", which accounts for 9% of the region's projects and 47% of the region's cost estimate total While the statements above are numerically accurate and precise, I feel they are a bit clunky and bloated