The meaning of 'once' in this sentence.
I came across this sentence and a little bit confused about the meaning of the word ‘once’ within it. The sentence is as follow:
In this scenario the situation is more severe than the previous one, once only the innermost plate has to resist the whole pressure.
What does the once mean here? Does it represent '(In this scenario the situation is more severe than the previous one, because) once this situation happens, the innermost plate will be the only one plate to resist the whole pressure'?
Thanks in advance :)

Question

The meaning of 'once' in this sentence.
I came across this sentence and a little bit confused about the meaning of the word ‘once’ within it. The sentence is as follow:
In this scenario the situation is more severe than the previous one, once only the innermost plate has to resist the whole pressure. 
What does the once mean here? Does it represent '(In this scenario the situation is more severe than the previous one, because) once this situation happens, the innermost plate will be the only one plate to resist the whole pressure'?
Thanks in advance :)

Answer

Hi Jacob, it looks like a poorly written sentence because using the word 'once' here doesn't really work. I think the writer meant to use 'since' instead. To simplify it but make the meaning clearer, the word because could also work.

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