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change an admixture to a mixture Silly2523 ( talk) 14:37, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
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change An alloy is an admixture of metals, or a metal combined with one or more other elements. to An alloy is a mixture of metals, or a metal combined with one or more other elements. Silly2523 ( talk) 14:47, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
Just a thought, but looking into the lede, having the first few examples all be things that sound like one of the metals + something (i.e red gold, white gold, sterling silver, etc) might give an unusual impression to the unfamiliar, but moving up the alloys that sound more like distinct metals in their own right, and would be known outside of a jewelry store (e.g. brass, bronze) might be helpful? Darryl from Mars ( talk) 20:44, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
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Extra comma Areebman ( talk) 14:43, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
I want to know... 45.252.77.203 ( talk) 13:47, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
Wikipedia says An alloy is a mixture of chemical elements of which at least one is a metal.
Wiktionary's first definition of alloy is A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.
Iron oxide is a combination of iron (one metallic element) and another element (oxygen), but iron oxide is rust--is it really an alloy? But if it's not, what's the actual definition of an alloy? "A metal combined with at least one other element, not counting oxygen"? Sounds kind of awkward...
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173.67.42.107 ( talk) 21:43, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
would've changed it myself but i cant. im guessing the person was trying to say "normally" but that implies there's exceptions to that rule and none were being presented. this should either be fixed and examples given if they do exist or removed if its not actually true -- 92.194.12.163 ( talk) 17:45, 24 June 2024 (UTC)
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change An alloy is an admixture of metals, or a metal combined with one or more other elements. to An alloy is a mixture of metals, or a metal combined with one or more other elements. Silly2523 ( talk) 14:47, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
Just a thought, but looking into the lede, having the first few examples all be things that sound like one of the metals + something (i.e red gold, white gold, sterling silver, etc) might give an unusual impression to the unfamiliar, but moving up the alloys that sound more like distinct metals in their own right, and would be known outside of a jewelry store (e.g. brass, bronze) might be helpful? Darryl from Mars ( talk) 20:44, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
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Extra comma Areebman ( talk) 14:43, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
I want to know... 45.252.77.203 ( talk) 13:47, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
Wikipedia says An alloy is a mixture of chemical elements of which at least one is a metal.
Wiktionary's first definition of alloy is A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.
Iron oxide is a combination of iron (one metallic element) and another element (oxygen), but iron oxide is rust--is it really an alloy? But if it's not, what's the actual definition of an alloy? "A metal combined with at least one other element, not counting oxygen"? Sounds kind of awkward...
Posting this question on Wikipedia and Wiktionary.
173.67.42.107 ( talk) 21:43, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
would've changed it myself but i cant. im guessing the person was trying to say "normally" but that implies there's exceptions to that rule and none were being presented. this should either be fixed and examples given if they do exist or removed if its not actually true -- 92.194.12.163 ( talk) 17:45, 24 June 2024 (UTC)