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Times less can’t be used for something that is smaller

Times means multiplied by and can’t be used for something that is smaller.

  • 3 x (times/multiplied by) 4 = (is/equals) 12.
  • Battery A has three times less power than battery B.
    Battery A has one third of the power of battery B.
    Battery A has 33% of the power of battery B.
  • YouTube runs four times slower on Chrome than on Firefox.
    YouTube runs one quarter of the speed on Chrome than it does on Firefox.
    YouTube runs 25% of the speed on Chrome than it does on Firefox.