That is how people use the expression “country as a whole”.
Is a ton of air as a whole denser than a gram of gold as a whole? IOW intensive quantities are intensive.
Is “rich” an intensive quantity, like “dense”, or an extensive one, like “heavy”? Meh. I’d say it depends on the context, and in the context of Izeinwinter’s comment I’d say it is clear which they meant.
Is a ton of air as a whole denser than a gram of gold as a whole? IOW intensive quantities are intensive.
Is “rich” an intensive quantity, like “dense”, or an extensive one, like “heavy”? Meh. I’d say it depends on the context, and in the context of Izeinwinter’s comment I’d say it is clear which they meant.