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The brain

by uptowngirl92 » Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:31 pm
The brain is something of a stimulus reduction system, a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount of stimuli that reach the senses at any given moment.
(A) a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount
(B) a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite number
(C) the means of reducing for comprehending the nearly infinite number
(D) the means that reduces, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite amount
(E) the means for reducing in order to comprehend the nearly infinite amount

Please explain your choice.

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by hitmewithgmat » Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:52 pm
B) a means to reduce, in order to comprehend, the nearly infinite number
(C) the means of reducing for comprehending the nearly infinite number

Cross out A,D and E because "stimuli" is countable so "number" is needed. ("stimulus" is singular and "stimuli" is plural)

Between B and C
B actually is a succint sentence while C is not.
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by uptowngirl92 » Tue Oct 06, 2009 2:53 am
But the word "infinite" means uncountable.. :?

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by mehravikas » Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:09 pm
I think infinite means countless something that can be counted but its just too much...like "the infinite ingenuity of man"; "infinite wealth"
uptowngirl92 wrote:But the word "infinite" means uncountable.. :?