sheer mass
English translation: the sheer size
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| 5 +3 | the sheer size |
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| 5 | mass/people's/consumer demands |
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| 4 | only based on huge or considerable size |
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only based on huge or considerable size Explanation: Merriam-Webster definition of "sheer" Main Entry: 3sheer Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English schere freed from guilt, probably alteration of skere, from Old Norse skærr pure; akin to Old English scīnan to shine Date: circa 1568 1obsolete : bright , shining2: of very thin or transparent texture : diaphanous3 a: unqualified , utter <sheer folly> <sheer ignorance> b: being free from an adulterant : pure , unmixed c: viewed or acting in dissociation from all else <in terms of sheer numbers>4: marked by great and continuous steepness synonyms see steep — sheer·ly adverb — sheer·ness noun In this case, it means "unmixed" or "pure" Let's look at "mass" Look at definition 1a, also from Merriam-Webster's Dictionary: ass Entries 1 to 10 of 33. 1. 1mass (noun) 2. 2mass (noun) 3. 3mass (verb) 4. 4mass (adjective) 5. Mass 6. air mass 7. atomic mass 8. atomic mass unit 9. Black Mass 10. body mass index Main Entry: 2mass Function: noun Etymology: Middle English masse, from Anglo-French, from Latin massa, from Greek maza; akin to Greek massein to knead — more at mingle Date: 15th century 1 a: a quantity or aggregate of matter usually of considerable size b (1): expanse , bulk (2): massive quality or effect <impressed me with such mass and such vividness — F. M. Ford> (3): the principal part or main body <the great mass of the continent is buried under an ice cap — Walter Sullivan> (4): aggregate , whole <men in the mass> c: the property of a body that is a measure of its inertia and that is commonly taken as a measure of the amount of material it contains and causes it to have weight in a gravitational field2: a large quantity, amount, or number <a great mass of material>3 a: a large body of persons in a compact group : a body of persons regarded as an aggregate b: the great body of the people as contrasted with the elite —often used in plural <the underprivileged and disadvantaged masses — C. A. Buss> synonyms see bulk Mike :) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2009-02-22 02:11:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Note the contrast with the huge size by stating "bits of information" will also be "digested" or analyzed. |
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peer agreement (net): +3the sheer size Explanation: The enormous size of the economy. This chapter is not about psychoanalysis ( A set of techniques for exploring underlying motives; based on the theories of )(though it could be). It is about the lessons we can learn from the Watsons, who realized that America’s economy in the twentieth century was not based just on sheer mass, but on digesting bits of information was not based just on sheer mass (the enormity of the the size of the economy and its people), but on digesting ( taking into account) bits (small pieces) of information |
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