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 …

May 22, 2011 · Is −9 a smaller number than −8? And is −9 a lower number than −8? What is the difference between lower and smaller here?

Aug 17, 2017 · 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, normal, …

I am wondering about the correct use of lesser/smaller in the following phrase: This library has a smaller/lesser number of books than the National Library. I did find another thread on nearly th...

Aug 23, 2014 · 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?

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: …

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 …

It just happens to be getting smaller. So, yes, something can logically become increasingly smaller. Of course, if the total number of protesters is staying the same, but they are simply …

Jun 25, 2017 · 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 …