What is the difference between "fewer" and "less"?

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Fewer refers to number among things like fewer choices and less refers to quantity among measured things like less effort
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Both words are used for small quantities. Fewer is used for countable nouns and less is used for uncountable nouns. Eg: There's less traffic on the road today. Eg: I have fewer books than my friend
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Fewer is used for objects which are countable eg. I have fewer coins in my pocket. (Here coins are countable objects) Less is used for objects which can not be counted but can be measured by their mass. for eg There is less milk in the cup. (Here milk is not countable but we can measure the quantity) ...
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Fewer is used for objects which are countable eg. I have fewer coins in my pocket. (Here coins are countable objects) Less is used for objects which can not be counted but can be measured by their mass. for egThere is lessmilk in thecup. (Here milk is not countable but we can measure the quantity) rest,both used to indicate a smaller quantity read less
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fewer refers to count of things and less refers to the quantity or amount of things
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fewer refers to count of things and less refers to the quantity or amount of things
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