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− | [[File:Symmetrical_5-set_Venn_diagram.svg|thumb|upright=0.5|{{w|Branko Grünbaum}}'s multi-set Venn diagram strategy from 1975, less symmetric than Randall's.]]
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− | This comic is a {{w|Venn diagram}} illustrating the complete set of possible intersections of five different size adjectives: "little", "large", "small", "great" and “big”. Each unique intersection contains a short list of nouns that can be preceded by each of its intersecting adjectives.
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− | For example, "flying fox" (a type of bat) appears at the intersection of "large", "small", and "great", because the species {{w|large flying fox}}, {{w|small flying fox}}, and {{w|great flying fox}} all exist, but there is no such species as a "big flying fox" or a "little flying fox". Similarly, humans have organs named the {{w|small intestine}} and {{w|large intestine}}, but no "little intestine", "great intestine", or "big intestine".
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− | Some descriptors are applied in combination to their noun, rather than individually; for example, "planet" is placed in both the "little" and "big" groups in reference to the 2008 video game ''{{w|Little Big Planet}}''.
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− | In the title text, [[Randall]] declares that he will start intentionally using term combinations that don't appear in the above diagram, presumably to ensure every intersection contains at least one term. A slightly more reasonable solution is to publish books/songs/films/''etc'' under these titles (details needed), as many of the entries in this comic are titles.
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− | A similar concept can be seen in [[181: Interblag]], but in a tabular form rather than a Venn diagram.
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− | ===List of items in the diagram===
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− | The following table lists all size/noun combinations that the Venn diagram can generate, with a description of each.
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− | |width=10%|'''Aunt'''
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− | |width=17.5%| [[wiktionary:great-aunt|sister of one's grandparent]]
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− | |'''Bang Theory'''
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− | |currently-accepted {{w|Big Bang|scientific theory}} that explains the origin of the universe; also a {{w|The Big Bang Theory|TV sitcom}}|| || || || ||1
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− | |'''Barrier Reef'''
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− | |{{w|Great Barrier Reef|world's largest coral reef system}}, off the coast of Australia
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− | |'''Bear Lake'''
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− | |a {{w|Big Bear Lake, California|lake and surrounding community in California}}, in the mountains
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− | |a {{w|Great Bear Lake|lake in Canada}}, in the Northwest Territories -- the largest lake entirely in Canada, and the fourth-largest in North America
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− | |'''Bend'''
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− | | {{w|Big Bend|several geographic locations}}, including a {{w|Big Bend National Park|US National Park}} in Texas
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− | | {{w|Great Bend (disambiguation)|several geographic locations}}, including a {{w|Great Bend, Kansas|city in Kansas}} and the description of the S-shaped curving of the {{w|Nile River}} in Egypt and Sudan
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− | |'''Billed Seed Finch'''
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− | |{{w|Great-billed seed finch|species of finch}}, described in 1851
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− | |{{w|Large-billed seed finch|species of finch}}, described in 1789
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− | |'''Blue'''
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− | |nickname for [https://www.ibm.com IBM] and the {{w|New York Giants}}, also [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095250 a movie] and a stage in {{w|F-Zero}} and borrowed into Mario Kart
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− | |{{w|large blue|various different butterflies}}
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− | |{{w|small blue|butterfly}}, smallest found in the UK
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− | |'''Blue Heron'''
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− | |{{w|Great Blue Heron|species of heron}} that measures 91–137 cm (36–54 in) long
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− | |{{w|Little Blue Heron|species of heron}} that measures about 60 cm (24 in) long
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− | |'''Board'''
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− | | nickname for the {{w|New York Stock Exchange}} || || || ||
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− | |'''Cardiac Vein'''
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− | |{{w|Great cardiac vein|left coronary vein}}
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− | |{{w|Small cardiac vein|heart vein on the right side}}
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− | |'''Circle'''
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− | |{{w|Great circle|largest possible circle}} that can be drawn on a sphere; the {{w|equator}} is an example of one on the Earth
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− | |The {{w|Little_Circle|Little Circle}}, a group of political reformists based in Manchester, UK in the early 1800s
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− | |{{w|Circle_of_a_sphere|a circle that lies on a sphere}} without passing through its center (which would make it a great circle)
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− | |'''Claims Court'''
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− | |{{w|Small claims court|judicial court}} that handles cases involving only relatively small amounts of money
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− | |'''Depression'''
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− | |{{w|Great Depression|period of prolonged economic downturn}} that affected the world economy in the 1930's
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− | |'''Dipper'''
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− | |{{w|Big Dipper|subset collection of stars}} in the constellation {{w|Ursa Major}}
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− | |name for the constellation {{w|Ursa Minor}}
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− | |'''Emerald'''
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− | |{{w|Large_emerald|Geometra papilionaria}}, a bright green moth of the family {{w|Geometer_moth|Geometridae}}
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− | |{{w|Jodis_lactearia|Jodis lactearia}}, a light green or white moth of the family {{w|Geometer_moth|Geometridae}}
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− | |{{w|Hemistola_chrysoprasaria|Hemistola chrysoprasaria}}, a light green or yellow-white moth of the family {{w|Geometer_moth|Geometridae}}
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− | |'''Enchilada'''
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− | |The term "[[wiktionary:big enchilada|Big Enchilada]]" means a person or thing of great importance.
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− | |'''End'''
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− | |The {{w|Crankpin|bearing}} connecting a connecting rod to the crank shaft of a reciprocating engine.
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− | | {{w|Great End|Mountain in England}}
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− | |The {{w|Crankpin|bearing}} connecting a connecting rod to the gudgeon pin and hence the piston in a reciprocating engine.
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− | |'''Eyed Conger'''
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− | |{{w|Sea conger|type of eel}}, found in the western Pacific Ocean
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− | |{{w|Large-eye conger|type of eel}}, found in the northwestern and eastern central Pacific Ocean
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− | |{{w|Smalleye conger|type of eel}}, found in the eastern Indian Ocean
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− | |'''Flying Fox'''
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− | |{{w|Great flying fox}}
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− | |{{w|Large flying fox}}
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− | |'''Foot'''
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− | |The well known folk-lore monster ''{{w|Bigfoot}}''
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− | |{{w|List_of_The_Land_Before_Time_characters#Littlefoot|Main character}} in the ''{{w|Land Before Time}}'' film series
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− | |''{{w|Smallfoot (film)|Smallfoot}}'' is an animated film that inverts the Bigfoot legend, focusing on a group of yetis that tell stories about humans.
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− | |'''Forest Bat'''
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− | |A common {{w|Large forest bat|bat}} found in Southeastern Australia
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− | |A related {{w|Little forest bat|bat}} also found in Southeastern Australia
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− | |'''Format'''
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− | |{{w|Large format|anything larger than 4x5 inches in photography}}
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− | |'''Foundation'''
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− | |The BIG Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit charity
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− | |May be a reference to Asimov’s Greater Foundation
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− | |May be a typo. Could possibly be a reference to the Lange Foundation
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− | |'''Frog'''
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− | |Refers to someone who is important but only in a small group (Big frog in a small pond)
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− | |{{w|Large frog|A South-East Asian frog species}}
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− | |children's book [https://smile.amazon.com/Little-Frog-Crista-R-Stewart/dp/1616638702/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_g5171374337?_encoding=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0&ie=UTF8 "The Little Frog"] by Crista R. Stewart
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− | |{{w|Small frog|An Australian frog species}}
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− | |'''Game'''
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− | |Large animals hunted for sport or food, usually referring to the African {{w|big five game}} (lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, cape buffalo); can also refer to the NFL's {{w|Super Bowl}}
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− | |{{w|Great Game|19th Century geopolitical competition}} between the British and Russian Empires over control of Afghanistan
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− | |{{w|Game (hunting)|Large animals}} hunted for sport or food, such as bears or moose
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− | |{{w|Game (hunting)|Small animals}} hunted for sport or food, such as rabbits or ducks
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− | |'''Hearted'''
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− | |[[wiktionary:bighearted|kind, generous, selfless, noble]]
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− | |[[wiktionary:greathearted|generous, selfless, noble]]
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− | |[[wiktionary:largehearted|generous, benevolent, noble]]
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− | |'''House on the Prairie'''
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− | |{{w|Little House on the Prairie|novel}} (later made into a TV show)
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− | |'''Intestine'''
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− | |The {{w|Large Intestine}} or colon is the last part of the digestive system.
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− | |The {{w|Small Intestine}} is the part of the gastrointestinal tract (gut) immediately after the stomach, where most absorption of nutrients takes place
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− | |'''Island'''
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− | |{{w|Hawaii (island)|largest island in Hawaii}}, or numerous other islands: {{w|Big Island}}
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− | |{{w|Great Island|in Cork Harbour, Ireland}}
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− | |{{w|Large Island|island in the Antilles, owned by Grenada}}
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− | |{{w|Little Island|several islands named such}}, plus a song in ''{{w|Randy Newman's Faust}}''
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− | |{{w|Small Island (novel)|novel which was made into a movie}}
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− | |'''League'''
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− | |Nickname for top-level competition
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− | |One of the leagues in Pokemon Go
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− | |{{w|Little League Baseball|Youth baseball organization}}
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− | |'''Lies'''
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− | |''{{w|Big Little Lies (TV series)|Big Little Lies}}'', a novel made into a TV series; also a [[wiktionary:big lie|form of propaganda]]
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− | |''{{w|Big Little Lies (TV series)|Big Little Lies}}'', a novel made into a TV series; also a {{w|Little Lies|Fleetwood Mac song}}
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− | |'''Magellanic Cloud'''
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− | |A {{w|Large Magellanic Cloud|satellite galaxy}} of the Milky Way
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− | |'''One'''
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− | |Nickname for any large natural disaster that is expected to happen in the future, such as a tsunami or an earthquake in California
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− | |Nickname for {{w|Wayne Gretzky}}, considered by many to be the greatest ice hockey player of all time, also comedian {{w|Jackie Gleason}} and many other people ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_One Wikipedia disambiguation page]).
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− | |affectionate term for a small person
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− | |Part of the video game ''{{w|Little Big Planet}}''
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− | |{{w|smallpox|a deadly disease}} which was effectively eradicated by 1977
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− | |{{w|Little Professor|educational math toy}} (also "Little Professor Syndrome", an informal name for autism)
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− | |{{w|Great room|a McMansion's signature space}}
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− | |{{w|White_Blood_Cells_(album)#Track_listing|Track 6}} on "White Blood Cells," the third album by {{w|The_White_Stripes|The White Stripes}}
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− | |{{w|May Sarton|"The Small Room", a novel by May Sarton}}, also various songs: {{w|Small Room}}
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− | |[[wiktionary:big screen|another name for movies]]
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− | |'''Sister'''
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− | |[[wiktionary:big sister|older female sibling]]; also [https://bioshock.fandom.com/wiki/Big_Sister a character from the influential video game Bioshock]
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− | |[[wiktionary:little sister|younger female sibling]]; also [https://bioshock.fandom.com/wiki/Little_Sister another character from the influential video game Bioshock]
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− | |{{w|Big Sur|coastal region of California}} famed for its mountain scenery. It also contained a {{w|Little Sur River}} (not on the comic)
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− | |[[wiktionary:big time|major]], the highest level of a field
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− | |A {{w|Populus grandidentata|tree}} native to North America
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− | |{{w|Big White Ski Resort|ski resort in British Columbia}}
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− | |{{w|Great white shark|species of shark}} or a {{w|Great White|rock band}}
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− | |{{w|Pieris brassicae|a butterfly}} or {{w|Large White pig|a common breed of pig}}
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− | |Australian company {{w|BigWorld|BigWorld}} which develops development tools for MMOs; also {{w|Big_World|a 1986 live album by Joe Jackson}}.
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− | |Reference to either {{w|Great World City|Great World City}} or {{w|Great World Amusement Park|Great World Amusement Park}}, a Chinese shopping mall or amusement park, respectively
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− | |A {{w|Little World|2013 Catalan documentary film}}
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− | |{{w|Small_World_(board_game)|Board game by Days of Wonder}}, {{w|It's a Small World|ride at Disney parks}}, type of {{w|Small-world_network|mathematical graph.}}
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| ==Transcript== | | ==Transcript== |
− | <!-- Ordered clockwise, starting from Big. -->
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− | [A Venn diagram with five sets titled 'Big', 'Little', 'Large', 'Small' and 'Great'. Various words which can be prefixed by these titles are shown in the relevant segment.]
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− | :Big: Bang Theory, Enchilada, Board, Sur
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− | :Little: Orphan Annie, House on the Prairie, Richard
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− | :Large: format, Millimeter Telescope, Hadron Collider
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− | :Small: claims court, potatoes
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− | :Great: Barrier Reef, Wall of China, Depression, Terror, aunt
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− | :Big/Great: Bend, Bear Lake
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− | :Big/Small: time, screen
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− | :Big/Little: Dipper, Planet, lies, sister
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− | :Little/Great: Blue Heron
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− | :Little/Large: Professor, Forest Bat
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− | :Big/Large: Toothed Aspen
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− | :Large/Small: intestine, Magellanic Cloud
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− | :Little/Small: wonder, soldiers
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− | :Small/Great: pox, cardiac vein
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− | :Large/Great: Billed Seed Finch
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− | :Big/Large/Great: hearted
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− | :Big/Small/Great: end
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− | :Big/Little/Small: foot
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− | :Big/Little/Great: league
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− | :Little/Large/Great: (none)
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− | :Big/Little/Large: foundation
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− | :Big/Large/Small: Eyed Conger, Blue
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− | :Little/Large/Small: emerald
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− | :Little/Small/Great: circle, room
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− | :Large/Small/Great: flying fox
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− | :Big/Large/Small/Great: game, white
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− | :Big/Little/Small/Great : world, one
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− | :Big/Little/Large/Great : (none)
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− | :Big/Little/Large/Small : frog
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− | :Little/Large/Small/Great : (none)
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− | :Big/Little/Large/Small/Great: Island
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