Material difference v. important difference
A: What's the difference (in meaning) between:
"The fraction of a voting population to have selected a particular candidate." and
The fraction of a voting population who have selected a particular candidate."
B: In the contexts that I can envisage, there is no material difference in meaning, but one might flow better than the other, depending on the overall sentence structure. Neither is a complete sentence by itself.
Above is a phrase "material difference" I would like to ask if it is the same in meaning as "important difference". Are they the same?
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hhtt I would like to ask if it is the same in meaning as "important difference". No. " "Material difference" is used in a legal context.
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hhttI would like to ask if it is the same in meaning as "important difference".
No. If two things have no important differences, they can have a lot of difference in the details., and it depends on what you define as "important."
"Material difference" is used in a legal context.
If you have two contracts, Contract A and Contract B, and t
0hhttAbove is a phrase "material difference" I would like to ask if it is the same in meaning as "important difference". Are they the same?
Yes. That's very close to the idea. Here's what one dictionary says:
material: important enough to notice or to have an effect
CJ
0Material difference - some materials, say curtains, can be very thick and heavy, whereas a shirt may be lighter for the summer. The material is demonstrably different. Surface design patterns such as prints, spots or stripes do not necessitate a difference in material.
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