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English Language Learners Asked by user9371654 on December 22, 2021

Which one is correct (using of or in):

The percentage of tiny devices in the IPs dataset is higher than that
of the top websites.

Or

The percentage of tiny devices in the IPs dataset is higher than that
in the top websites.

2 Answers

Starting with

The percentage of tiny devices in the IPs dataset is higher than that of the top websites.

If you add one word

The percentage of tiny devices reported in the IPs dataset is higher than that of the top websites.

and follow it through

The percentage of tiny devices reported in the IPs dataset is higher than that reported of the top websites.

It becomes clear that "of" is wrong, so using the same preposition:

The percentage of tiny devices in the IPs dataset is higher than that in the top websites.

Answered by Weather Vane on December 22, 2021

Both are grammatically correct but have different meanings. "of" implies that the dataset was from the top websites themselves. "in" implies that the dataset is part of the top websites. a good example of the difference here would be

They are of Canada

They were born in Canada, but it is implied that they are no longer in Canada

They are in Canada

They are currently within Canada, but it is not implied that they were born in Canada

Answered by CHARLES LEGATES on December 22, 2021

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