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What is the difference between low and less?

What is the difference between low and less?

As adverbs the difference between less and low is that less is to smaller extent while low is close to the ground.

Where do we use low and less?

I’less’ is used when you have to make comparisons between two things which are uncountable. E.g. water is added less than milk in tea. ‘low’ is used to show the degree or the extent. It can be used even when there is nothing to make the comparison with.

What word means to explain the difference between two or more things?

contrast
You probably know contrast in its relation to compare. To contrast something is to look for differences among two or more elements, but compare is to do the opposite, to look for similarities.

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What is the difference between under and below?

Under is almost always a preposition. You use under to say that one thing is at a lower level than another, and that the other thing is directly above it. Below can be a preposition. You normally use it to say that one thing is at a much lower level than another.

Is less than or lower than?

says that lower than is correct for countable things like sum etc, and less is suitable for uncountable things and hence, lower than is correct. Using the same logic lower than should be correct in the first question, but less than is correct.

Is it less than or lesser than?

“Lesser than” would be incorrect since “lesser” and “than” both imply a comparison, which makes them redundant when used together. It would have to either be “less than” or “lesser” only.

How do you use the word less?

Less means a smaller amount or “not as much” and is used when describing singular or uncountable nouns. Fewer is defined as not as much and is used when describing plural or countable nouns.

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What is the word used to describe their differences?

disparity. noun. formal a difference between things.

Why do we use below?

We usually use “below” when discussing such things as height and temperature. Have a listen: Temperatures in the Midwest fell below zero last week. A large part of New Orleans is at or below sea level.