Large means of great

size Size in general is the Magnitude (mathematics), magnitude or dimensions of a thing. More specifically, ''geometrical size'' (or ''spatial size'') can refer to three geometrical measures: length, area, or volume. Length can be generalized ...

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Arbitrarily large In mathematics, the phrases arbitrarily large, arbitrarily small and arbitrarily long are used in statements to make clear the fact that an object is large, small, or long with little limitation or restraint, respectively. The use of "arbitrarily" o ...

, a phrase in mathematics *

Large cardinal In the mathematical field of set theory, a large cardinal property is a certain kind of property of transfinite cardinal numbers. Cardinals with such properties are, as the name suggests, generally very "large" (for example, bigger than the least ...

, a property of certain transfinite numbers *

Large category In mathematics, a category (sometimes called an abstract category to distinguish it from a concrete category) is a collection of "objects" that are linked by "arrows". A category has two basic properties: the ability to compose the arrows asso ...

, a category with a proper class of objects and morphisms (or both) *

Large diffeomorphism In mathematics and theoretical physics, a large diffeomorphism is an equivalence class of diffeomorphisms under the equivalence relation where diffeomorphisms that can be continuously connected to each other are in the same equivalence class. For ...

, a diffeomorphism that cannot be continuously connected to the identity diffeomorphism in mathematics and physics *

Large numbers Large numbers, far beyond those encountered in everyday life—such as simple counting or financial transactions—play a crucial role in various domains. These expansive quantities appear prominently in mathematics, cosmology, cryptography, and s ...

, numbers significantly larger than those ordinarily used in everyday life * Large ordinal, a type of number in set theory *

Large sieve The large sieve is a method (or family of methods and related ideas) in analytic number theory. It is a type of sieve where up to half of all residue classes of numbers are removed, as opposed to small sieves such as the Selberg sieve wherein on ...

, a method of analytic number theory **

Larger sieve In number theory, the larger sieve is a sieve invented by Patrick X. Gallagher. The name denotes a heightening of the large sieve. Combinatorial sieves like the Selberg sieve In number theory, the Selberg sieve is a technique for estimating the s ...

, a heightening of the large sieve *

Law of large numbers In probability theory, the law of large numbers is a mathematical law that states that the average of the results obtained from a large number of independent random samples converges to the true value, if it exists. More formally, the law o ...

, a result in probability theory *

Sufficiently large In the mathematical areas of number theory and analysis, an infinite sequence or a function is said to eventually have a certain property, if it does not have the said property across all its ordered instances, but will after some instances have ...

, a phrase in mathematics

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* ''Large'' (film), a 2001 comedy film *

Large (surname) Large is an English surname, with variants including Lardge and Lurge. Its meaning is variable, though it may derive from the Norman French adjective, ''large'' (meaning "generous" or "big" s in, "that's big of you", meaning generous, as well as ...

, an English surname *

LARGE Large means of great size. Large may also refer to: Mathematics * Arbitrarily large, a phrase in mathematics * Large cardinal, a property of certain transfinite numbers * Large category, a category with a proper class of objects and morphisms (o ...

, an enzyme * Large, a British English name for the

maxima (music) A maxima, duplex longa, larga (in British usage: large), or octuple whole note was a musical note used commonly in thirteenth and fourteenth century music and occasionally until the end of the sixteenth century. It was usually twice or, rar ...

, a note length in mensural notation * Large, or G's, or grand, slang for $1,000

US dollars The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries. The Coinage Act of 1792 introduced the U.S. dollar at par with the Spanish silver dollar, divided it int ...

* Large, a community in

Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania Jefferson Hills is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. In the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 12,424. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Part of the West Je ...

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