0
Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Grammar Synonyms Wanted
Looking for grammar synonyms: Fractional Numerals (like,say, 2.555) combined with the idea 'times' and/'fold'
Examples:
The amount of students / number of schools increased / decreased in 1900 by a factor of 2.555.
The amount of students / number of schools increased / decreased in 1900 by as much as 2.555.
The amount of students / number of schools increased / decreased in 1900 by as many as 2.555 times.
Any ideas to add anything in this sense? - I'm not quite certain that the last two sentences are correct.
Examples:
The amount of students / number of schools increased / decreased in 1900 by a factor of 2.555.
The amount of students / number of schools increased / decreased in 1900 by as much as 2.555.
The amount of students / number of schools increased / decreased in 1900 by as many as 2.555 times.
Any ideas to add anything in this sense? - I'm not quite certain that the last two sentences are correct.
Top answer
The number of students/schools... 555. 555.
- The number of students/schools...
- 555.
- 555.
- increased by over two-fold.
- more than doubled.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
22 Answers
0
The number of students/schools...
,,,increased by a factor of 2.555.
...increased by 255% (probably the most common way used by the general public)
,,,multiplied by 2.555.
...increased by over two-fold.
...more than doubled.
,,,increased by a factor of 2.555.
...increased by 255% (probably the most common way used by the general public)
,,,multiplied by 2.555.
...increased by over two-fold.
...more than doubled.
cuneiformThe amount of students / number of schools increased / decreased in 1900 by as much as 2.555.If you ha
00
Thanks. I' haven't been so much developed in English so far.
Is all that a specie of US-English?
You say: "If you had 20 students and they "increased by as much as 2.555", you now have 22.555 students. I'd hate to be the 0.555 student."
Actually, I have to manage some statistical data. No human fractionals have been meant. However, while analyzing figures like 200,000 students an
Is all that a specie of US-English?
You say: "If you had 20 students and they "increased by as much as 2.555", you now have 22.555 students. I'd hate to be the 0.555 student."
Actually, I have to manage some statistical data. No human fractionals have been meant. However, while analyzing figures like 200,000 students an
00
I'd agree, saying The amount of students / number of schools increased / decreased in 1900 by as much as 2.555 implies though statistically a very special case, thus meaning, i.g., the number of schools per village in an area while diving the whole number of schools through the number of villages in that area.
00
cuneiformThe amount of student increased / decreased in some years by a factor of 2.555.Starting with 100,000 students, it would thus designate only 255,500 students.Right. I completely understood what you wanted to say. It's obvious that you didn't mean a fractional student/school. My point is that you can't leave out the word "times" or "factor of". I quote
00
For whatever it is worth, I'd approach the type of question such as your this way:
Whether your target noun is "students", or any specific group of people, when we consider a quantifier, there are certain idiomatic patterns that we should follow, depending on context constructions. "Amount of student ", even not wrong grammatically, sounded a bit off to my ear. I think the typical patterns a
Whether your target noun is "students", or any specific group of people, when we consider a quantifier, there are certain idiomatic patterns that we should follow, depending on context constructions. "Amount of student ", even not wrong grammatically, sounded a bit off to my ear. I think the typical patterns a
00
Nice to hear about your ideas. My text is a statistical one and has something with a play of "students" and "schools" to do within 20 Letter pages, in other words, a lot of times within a single page. Even as a foreigner, I feel that "amount" though a scientific category, "will" not be applied willingly to people, but I am looking for a possibly reach variability and variations within this
00
cuneiformMy text is a statistical one and has something with a play of "students" and "schools" to do within 20 Letter pages, in other words, a lot of times within a single page. Even as a foreigner, I feel that "amount" though a scientific category, "will" not be applied willingly to people, but I am looking for a possibly reach variability and var
00
I have to do not only with percentages, but also with factors, as you know.
I cannot write in everyday or conversational English, as the text is a translation to be then published.
Therefore, I have to strictly distinguish between conversational and written English.
Be certain, I studied well some 40 years ago most valuable books on the subject, like King's English,
I cannot write in everyday or conversational English, as the text is a translation to be then published.
Therefore, I have to strictly distinguish between conversational and written English.
Be certain, I studied well some 40 years ago most valuable books on the subject, like King's English,
00
I can't see the part of my reply that I wrote a bit earlier. I must repeat, sorry. ...play of words "students" and "schools" ...20 Letter format pages ...applied willingly = deliberately to people... a possibly rich (!!!) variability and variations... these do have a sense
00
Amount refers mainly to countable nouns, here are some examples:
1 a : the total number or quantity : AGGREGATE the amount of the fine is doubled* : SUM, NUMBER *add the same amount to each column* *the amount of the policy is 10,000 dollars* b : the sum of individuals *the unique amount of worthless IOUs collected during each day's business— R.L.Taylor
1 a : the total number or quantity : AGGREGATE the amount of the fine is doubled* : SUM, NUMBER *add the same amount to each column* *the amount of the policy is 10,000 dollars* b : the sum of individuals *the unique amount of worthless IOUs collected during each day's business— R.L.Taylor
0
Related Questions