influential

UK /ˌɪnfluˈenʃl/US /ˌɪnfluˈenʃl/

Meaning

adjective

having a lot of influence on somebody/something

“a highly influential book”

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“This is the school of the great Richard Feynman, Linus Pauling, and someone who's very influential to me and our industry, Carver Mead.”

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