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Minhuoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
intensiveness/intensity
I know that the blank should be filled with a noun but the problem is that there are two nouns to be chosen. Which one? I'm confused about this. Please help me. And the thing I need is your kind explanation. Thanks.
"The ...............of the beam is enough to kill cancer cells or drill through the most delicate bones."
a. intensiveness b. intensity
"The ...............of the beam is enough to kill cancer cells or drill through the most delicate bones."
a. intensiveness b. intensity
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You're speaking about a physical parameter (beam intensity), it must in all probability be intensity . "
- You're speaking about a physical parameter (beam intensity), it must in all probability be intensity .
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You're speaking about a physical parameter (beam intensity), it must in all probability be intensity.
"Intensiveness" is quite rare, and it shows the "property of being intense."
"Intensiveness" is quite rare, and it shows the "property of being intense."
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"intensiveness" is the more common form in economics when speaking about a "labour-intensive good", a "capital-intensive industry", etc. (The term "labour intensity", for example, is also used, however.)
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