For instance, in Book III, line 1038, the alternatives are potitus ("acquired," n = 6) and potius ("better" or "preferable," n = 23) for an absolute difference in entropy information of | ΔI| = |log2 [6/(23+1)]| = 2.0 bits to be gained or lost.
Countless products exist in marketplaces and on store shelves that are environmentally preferable, better performing and cost-effective.
343 Industries' General Manager, Bonnie Ross, stated that the back and forth with Bear made "the whole experience better", and was preferable to assigning the author his task with no feedback.
Rather than exploring what information was available or investigating what was legal or exhausting all possible options, the DEA decided to pay for information -- for surely, the thinking goes, information that is covert is preferable, better and perhaps even more accurate than information that is open and free.
We are concerned that readers may conclude that gels are generally better than and preferable to liquids.
The story tells us that kindness is better than arrogance, gentleness preferable to cruelty.
Despite the hours of "standing and smiling and serving", the life of a shopgirl was preferable (and better paid) to that of a servant.
Correction Appended Entomologists find World Wide Web to be handy repository of information about caterpillars, better than museum and preferable to books as storehouse for data; photos (M) Kelley, Tina Butterflies and Moths; Caterpillars; Computers and the Internet.
Before going, I had thought that a more precise identification of the play with a particular country South Africa, say, or Nigeria would be preferable, the better to avoid the pernicious notion that Africa is a country.
Before going, I had thought that a more precise identification of the play with a particular country — South Africa, say, or Nigeria — would be preferable, the better to avoid the pernicious notion that Africa is a country.
