possibly not equal in size vs possibly different in size

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'Possibly not equal in size' implies that the sizes may not be the same, while 'possibly different in size' suggests that the sizes could vary without specifying whether they are equal or not.

Last updated: March 20, 2024 • 769 views

possibly not equal in size

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate that sizes may not be the same.

This phrase is used to suggest that the sizes being referred to may have discrepancies and are likely not the same.

Examples:

The two boxes are possibly not equal in size.
The twins' heights are possibly not equal in size.

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Dec 20, 2005 ... are possibly not equal in size, this method generates symmetric patterns for which the number of clusters is not necessarily a divisor of M.

Alternatives:

possibly unequal in size
possibly different in size
possibly varying in size
possibly dissimilar in size
possibly not the same size

possibly different in size

This phrase is correct and commonly used to suggest that sizes may vary without specifying whether they are equal or not.

This phrase is used to indicate that the sizes being discussed could differ from each other without explicitly stating whether they are equal or not.

Examples:

The fruits are possibly different in size.
The rooms are possibly different in size.

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... but possibly different in size. There are at least two standard ways to make those informal understandings mathematically precise, one static and one dynamic.
A feature set (possibly different in size and members) is assigned to each representative point. The process of finding a feature set for each representative point ...
Consider the case where there exist several FTAs, possibly different in size. If the industrial commodities are not highly substitutable among themselves, any pair ...
Both converters run continuously filling two history buffers (possibly different in size) in a circular fashion until a high frequency value above the given threshold ...

Alternatives:

possibly not equal in size
possibly varying in size
possibly dissimilar in size
possibly not the same size
possibly unequal in size

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possibly not equal in size vs possibly different in size