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ostap77

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"There is a give in the beam."

According to the following defenition there should not be the indefinite article

"the ability of a material or substance to bend or stretch when put under pressure."

Is it uncountable or noncountable?
 

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"There is a give in the beam."

According to the following defenition there should not be the indefinite article

"the ability of a material or substance to bend or stretch when put under pressure."

Is it uncountable or noncountable?
It's uncountable, no indefinite article.
 

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I'd say some give.
 

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