The whole concept of a majority is a bit weird. So, let’s say you have a bunch of groups that are about 0-1% of the total, but one group is 2%. That makes it the largest group, but it isn’t really what people mean when they talk about majority. What if the largest group was 40% of the total, and all other groups are much smaller than that. Is that still a majority, even if it’s still less than half of the whole? If it’s over 50%, then it’s pretty clear we’re talking about a majority.
Same thing with minorities. What if the smallest group takes 20% of the whole pie? That’s not an insignificant group, but it’s still technically a minority since the other groups are larger than that.
The whole concept of a majority is a bit weird. So, let’s say you have a bunch of groups that are about 0-1% of the total, but one group is 2%. That makes it the largest group, but it isn’t really what people mean when they talk about majority. What if the largest group was 40% of the total, and all other groups are much smaller than that. Is that still a majority, even if it’s still less than half of the whole? If it’s over 50%, then it’s pretty clear we’re talking about a majority.
Same thing with minorities. What if the smallest group takes 20% of the whole pie? That’s not an insignificant group, but it’s still technically a minority since the other groups are larger than that.