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fewer than

by prashant.bacchewar Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:17 am

What is difference between fewer than and less than?
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Re: fewer than

by tim Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:52 pm

Briefly, "fewer than" is used when the items are countable (eg. hats, number of airplane flight delays), and "less than" is used when the items are not countable, which usually means they must be measured with a measuring device such as a beaker or clock (eg. water, cumulative time of flight delay)..
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