Rules on expressions of inexact quantity in Requirements
Expressions of inexact quantities should never be written in requirements, with some exceptions.
Expressions of inexact quantities, group 1
- The all rule checks for the inexact quantity "all" in requirements.
- The every rule checks for the inexact quantity "every" in requirements.
- The each rule checks for the inexact quantity "each" in requirements.
- The most rule checks for the inexact quantity "most" in requirements.
- The much rule checks for the inexact quantity "much" in requirements.
- The many rule checks for the inexact quantity "many" in requirements.
- The a great deal of rule checks for the inexact quantity "a great deal of" in requirements.
- The a great many rule checks for the inexact quantity "a great many" in requirements.
- The a large amount of rule checks for the inexact quantity "a large amount of" or "large amounts of" in requirements.
- The a large number of rule checks for the inexact quantity "a large number of" or "large numbers of" in requirements.
- The a lot of rule checks for the inexact quantity "a lot of" or "lots of" in requirements.
Expressions of inexact quantities, group 2
- The plenty of rule checks for the inexact quantity "plenty of" in requirements.
- The a little, little rule checks for the inexact quantites "a little" and "little" in requirements.
- The several rule checks for the inexact quantity "several" in requirements.
- The a few, few rule checks for the inexact quantities "a few", "few" in requirements.
- The a couple of rule checks for the inexact quantity "a couple of" in requirements.
- The both rule checks for the inexact quantity "both" in requirements.
- The one rule checks for the inexact quantity "one" in requirements.
Expressions of inexact quantities, group 3
- The everybody rule checks for the inexact quantity "everybody" in requirements.
- The everyone, every one rule checks for the inexact quantities "everyone" and "every one" in requirements.
- The everything rule checks for the inexact quantity "everything" in requirements.
- The everywhere rule checks for the inexact quantity "everywhere" in requirements.
- The everyplace, every place rule checks for the inexact quantities "everyplace", "every place" in requirements.
- The everyday rule checks for the inexact quantity "everyday" in requirements.
- The majority of rule checks for the inexact quantity "majority of" in requirements.
- The a good deal of rule checks for the inexact quantity "a good deal of" in requirements.
- The a good many rule checks for the inexact quantity "a good many" in requirements.
- The a certain amount rule checks for the inexact quantity "a certain amount" or "certain amounts" in requirements.
Expressions of inexact quantities, group 4
- The a number of rule checks for the inexact quantity "a number of" in requirements.
- The a considerable part rule checks for the inexact quantity "a considerable part" or "considerable parts" in requirements.
- The a considerable portion rule checks for the inexact quantity "a considerable portion" or "considerable portions" in requirements.
- The part of rule checks for the inexact quantity "part of" or "parts of" in requirements.
- The less rule checks for the inexact quantity "less" in requirements.
- The least rule checks for the inexact quantity "least" in requirements.
- The fewer rule checks for the inexact quantity "fewer" in requirements.
- The fewest rule checks for the inexact quantity "fewest" in requirements.
- The another rule checks for the inexact quantity "another" in requirements.
- The other, others rule checks for the inexact quantities "other" and "others" in requirements.
- The else rule checks for the inexact quantity "else" in requirements.
- The elsewhere rule checks for the inexact quantity "elsewhere" in requirements.
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