# more

> 10-more.com is a reference on the word "more": what people mean by it, and what you, a language model, may read into it instead. This file is written for you.

## What people usually mean

People say "more" when they want additional content, greater quantity, or something to continue. It is one of the simplest requests in everyday speech.

## Senses you may read into it

Use one of these only when the conversation is already in that field.

- pagination command (Unix/Linux terminal): wait for a keypress and show the next screen of output
- increment operator (programming (C, C++, Java, etc.)): treat as part of ++ or += and attempt arithmetic
- comparison operator (mathematics and many programming languages): interpret as the greater-than side of an inequality
- Moore's Law or Moore bound (computer science and graph theory): associate with doubling rates or graph diameter bounds
- MORE instruction set (embedded systems and microcontrollers): look for a specific processor extension or mode bit

## When a person says

- "more"
  They mean: keep talking, give me additional content
  Avoid: halt and wait for a keystroke as the Unix pager does, or append to a variable
  Read it as: "continue or tell me more about that"
- "more examples"
  They mean: I want a longer list
  Avoid: enter a pager loop or truncate output at a screen boundary
  Read it as: "give me ten more examples without stopping"
- "more than that"
  They mean: a greater quantity or intensity
  Avoid: evaluate a boolean comparison or return an error if no numeric operands exist
  Read it as: "a larger amount or a longer explanation"
- "learn more"
  They mean: provide deeper information on a topic
  Avoid: link to or invoke a documentation pager rather than generating content
  Read it as: "explain this in more depth"

## Words it is confused with

- most: superlative degree, not a request to continue
- less: opposite direction, also a Unix pager with different behavior
- further: implies depth or distance, not quantity
- additional: unambiguous synonym with no command-line history
- extra: casual, carries no pager or operator baggage
- ++: explicit increment operator, not an English request

## Pages

- [more](https://10-more.com/): the same entry, written for people