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less tendons vs few tendons

Both phrases are not correct. The correct form is 'fewer tendons' instead of 'less tendons'. 'Fewer' is used with countable nouns like 'tendons', while 'less' is used with uncountable nouns.

Last updated: March 21, 2024 • 632 views

less tendons

'Less tendons' is incorrect. 'Less' should be used with uncountable nouns, while 'tendons' is countable.

Instead of 'less tendons', you should use 'fewer tendons' because 'tendons' is a countable noun.
  • 3) Minimization of number of tendons (and therefore actuators): If a design with less tendons (such as an N+1 design) can be synthesized with the same ...
  • Pig Tails Pig Tails Tails are popular in most pig raising regions and treated similarly to pig feet, but they are meatier with a lot less tendons. Those shown in the ...
  • The remaining geometries are flaccid because they have less tendons than required for total triangulation (as compared to the number of struts in the weave  ...
  • Feb 4, 2016 ... Company execs told Sargent and Lundy to "put their thinking caps on" and find " an alternative method. . . that would result in a lot less tendons ...

Alternatives:

  • fewer tendons
  • a smaller number of tendons
  • a reduced number of tendons
  • not as many tendons
  • decreased number of tendons

few tendons

'Few tendons' is incorrect. 'Few' should be followed by a plural countable noun, like 'fewer tendons'.

Instead of 'few tendons', you should use 'fewer tendons' to correctly indicate a smaller number of countable items.
  • The majority of muscles have distinct tendinous attachments to bones; however, only a few tendons develop painful conditions. That simple observation prompts ...
  • Apr 12, 2013 ... We therefore recommend surgical intervention at early stage of extensor tendon rupture, in which only few tendons are suspected to be ...
  • Jan 9, 2008 ... In addition to true synovial sheaths, a few tendons have 'false sheaths'. The best known of these is that associated with the Achilles tendon.
  • The relatively few tendons with high values of stress-in-life include those, such as the human Achilles tendon (67MPa), which act as springs to save energy ...

Alternatives:

  • fewer tendons
  • a smaller number of tendons
  • a reduced number of tendons
  • not as many tendons
  • decreased number of tendons

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