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Various vs Each - What's the difference?

various | each |

As determiners the difference between various and each

is that various is more than one (of an indeterminate set of things) while each is all; every;.

As an adjective various

is having a broad range (of different elements).

As a noun each is

(operations|philosophy) an individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping.

various

English

Determiner

(en determiner)
  • More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).
  • Various books have been taken.
    There are various ways to fix the problem.
    You have broken various of the rules.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having a broad range (of different elements).
  • The reasons are various .

    Synonyms

    * sundry * motley * manifold * medley * miscellaneous * diverse

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    each

    English

    (EACH)

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • All; every; .
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  • Every one; every thing.
  • For one; per.
  • Usage notes

    * The phrase beginning with (each) identifies a set of items wherein the words following (each) identify the individual elements by their shared characteristics. The phrase is grammatically singular in number, so if the phrase is the subject of a sentence, its verb is conjugated into a third-person singular form. Similarly, any pronouns that refer to the noun phrase are singular: *: Each''' candidate '''has 49 votes. *: Each''' voter must decide for '''herself .

    Noun

    (eaches)
  • (operations, philosophy) An individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping.
  • * 2007 , David E. Mulcahy, Eaches or Pieces Order Fulfillment, Design, and Operations Handbook , CRC Press, ISBN 978-0-8493-3522-8, page 385:
  • An each , piece, single item, or individual item package.
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