Fewer definition

Fewer is used with count nouns: Fewer pigs will suffer if they have human contact.

Fewer means things or units that can be counted individually.

Fewer here means “proper subset” rather than “smaller cardinality”, as when we say that the set of odd positive integers has fewer elements than the set of positive integers.

Examples of Fewer in a sentence

• Fewer waters will be defined as “waters of the United States” under the rule than under the existing regulations, in part because the rule puts important qualifiers on some existing categories such as tributaries.

• Fewer paths is likely to mean a greater level of stability in the program and results in source code which is easier to understand, maintain and develop.

• Fewer than three quotations are acceptable when the contracting party has attempted, but has been unable, to obtain a sufficient number of competitive quotations.

• Fewer benefits and lower premiums.My plan has outpatient prescription drug coverage and I am enrolling in Part D.

• Fewer families per staff may be necessary to fully implement ECEAP Performance Standards.

• Fewer than a quorum may adjourn from time to time until a quorum is in attendance.

• No (m) Fewer than 300 insurance carriers in the pool for 3 consec.

• Fewer points will be awarded for lack of detail, lack of responsiveness to the above criteria, lack of quality, and/or lack of feasibility.

• This is typically due to the interaction between measures and situations such as the following:• Fewer light fixtures are required when the allowed lighting power is reduced.

• See specific results below.g A favorable rating by at least 70% of the respondents on at least 75% of the juror survey questions.See specific results below.g Fewer than 6 cases under advisement for more than 2 months.