Plurals and Plurality Plurality falls under the concept of grammatical number. So, one prefaces the discussion of plurality with a brief overview of grammatical number. Since this entry is written in English, one can consider grammatical number in...

A plurality, relative majority or simple majority is the largest share of something, which may or may not be considered an absolute majority, i.e. it is the largest group/category, but is not necessarily more than...

I would like to discuss the claim that the resources of plural reference and plural quantification are sufficient for the purpose of paraphrasing all ordinary statements apparently concerned with composite material objects into plural statements concerned exclusively with simples. (1) One reason...

In a sense, globalization can be understood as the process of making uniform or homogenizing many aspects of life for all peoples around the globe. Its power seems so strong that all efforts to criticize it seem to bear no result. It seems...

Forty-four percent (44%) of Americans say that Robert Gates should be confirmed as Secretary of Defense by the United States Senate. A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of 1,000 adults found that 16% disagree while 40% are not sure at this time. An earlier survey found...

Thirty-nine percent (39%) of American voters believe Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of 800 Likely Voters found that 31% disagree and say he should not resign while 30% are not sure. Fifty-three percent (53%) of Democrats believe he...