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A count noun is a word for people or things that can be counted; having singular and plural forms. For example:
- a chair or two chairs
- an idea or some ideas
- an experience or many experiences
- a building or a row of buildings
- a child or two children
- one foot or two feet
- a tree or several trees
- a knife or a set of knives
- an egg or a dozen eggs
- one dog or two dogs
A massnoun (or uncountable noun) is a word for a substance or concept is indivisible into countable units. Mass nouns are expressed amounts or measures. For example:
- cups of rice, bowls of rice
- teaspoons of sugar, pounds of sugar
- tins of tea, glasses of tea
- pieces of furniture, suites of furniture
- tons of aluminum, rolls of aluminum
- volts of electricity, currents of electricity
- some information, pieces of information
- bits of news, a lot of news
- a little advice, pieces of advice
- little knowledge, a great deal of knowledge
Note: Plural forms for foods and some substances are reserved for 'kinds of' or 'types of' such as 'a dish of two rices' means two types of rice used, basmati and wild; a selection of teas, for example black tea, green tea, oolong, and jasmine.
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How does halving the amount of a sample of an element affect the sample mass?
The amount and the mass are directly proportional. Halving the amount halves the mass, and vice versa.
Why sample is chosen instead of testing the entire population?
Sometimes, there are too much of the thing you are testing, so it is a lot easier to just take a sample. For example, if there were twelve million weeds growing on a field and you wanted to see how many of them were dandelions, it would take forever to count all the dandelions on that field. It is more practical just to take a small sample.
Difference between random sample and convenience sample?
random sample is a big sample and convenience sample is small sample
What does sample mean?
A single part, a portion or specimen representing the characteristics and qualities of the whole. Or a single example of a quantity of mass produced products
What is a subset of sample space?
A subset of sample space is taking a sample from that sample space.
Is perfume is a count noun or mass noun?
Perfume can be considered both a count noun and a mass noun. As a count noun, it refers to individual bottles or types of perfume. As a mass noun, it refers to the substance or concept of perfume in general.
What is table count noun or mass noun?
The noun 'table' is a count noun: one table, two tables.
Is count noun and mass noun is form of compound nouns?
A count noun is a noun for something that can be counted; a noun with a singular and plural form.A mass (uncountable) noun is a word for something that can't be counted, words for substances, aggregates, activities, concepts, and gerunds.A compound noun is a word made up of two or more words that form a word with a meaning of its own. There are three types of compound nouns:closed (bathtub)hyphenated (fifty-five)open (bus stop)A compound noun can be a count or a mass noun; for example:tennis shoe (tennis is a mass noun, shoe is a count noun)basketball (basket is a count noun, ball is a count noun)airplane (air is a mass noun, plane is a count noun)
Is wallet a count noun or a mass noun?
The noun wallet is a count noun, the plural form is wallets.
Is a faculty a mass noun or a count noun?
No, the noun 'faculty' is a count noun, a word with a singular and a plural form. The plural form of the noun is 'faculties'.
Is health a count noun?
No, the noun 'health' is a mass (uncountable) noun, a word for a concept.
Is a bush a mass noun or a count noun?
The noun 'bush' is a count noun; the plural form is bushes. Example:We planted four rose bushes.
Is seas a count noun?
No,It is a Mass Noun. Mass nouns are nouns the can't be counted.Examples:water bloodsand grass
Is drama a mass or count noun?
The noun 'drama' is a count noun; for example: The movie is advertised as a drama. Her life is one long series of dramas.
Is time a mass noun or count noun?
Whether time is a count noun or a mass noun depends on how you use the word.When we use the word time to mean minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years, it is a mass noun. "How much timedoes it take to boil an egg?"When we use the word time to mean incidences of events, it is a count noun. "I saw that movie six times!"
Is decision a mass noun or count noun?
The noun 'decision' is a count noun; the plural form is decisions.Example: You have two decisions to make, do you want to go and can you afford to go.
How can you identify a bottle of perfume. is it count nouns or mass nouns?
1. you will identify if is it mass nouns or count nouns by this way: count nouns:nouns that you can count......you will identify that if you can count that thing or noun ex: 5 containers mass nouns:nouns that can not be counted......you will identify it if you can not count that noun like liquids ex: leaves on a tree clouds in the sky
