The correct phrase is "the earliest of a, b, and c." This indicates that you are referring to the one among a, b, and c that comes first in time. "Earlier" is a comparative term and is used to compare two items, while "earliest" is superlative and applies to three or more items.
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The answer is 4! (4 factorial), the same as 4x3x2x1, which equals 24 combinations. The answer is 24 and this is how: A b c d A b d c A c d b A c b d A d c b A d b c B c d a B c a d B d a c B d c a B a c d B a d c C d a b C d b a C a b d C a d b C b d a C b a d D a b c D a c b D b c a D b a c D c a b D c b a
b+b+b+c+c+c+c =3b+4c
The negation of B is not between A and C is = [(A < B < C) OR (C < B < A)] If A, B and C are numbers, then the above can be simplified to (B - A)*(C - B) > 0
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The language was called the "C" language because it was a kind of successor of the "B" language.
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0539 from Champ de Mars Tour Eiffel; a few minutes earlier from Austerlitz or Saint-Michel
The phrase "earlier of a and b" refers to comparing the times of a and b and selecting the one that occurs first. On the other hand, "earlier of a or b" implies choosing the time that is earlier between a and b. The former phrase considers both a and b together as a pair, while the latter treats them as individual entities to determine which one is earlier.
The comparative for the adjective 'early' is 'earlier'; the superlative is 'earliest'.
The earliest Anasazi were cave-dwellers.