Do little bubbles count as boiling?

Chef's answer
Collapsing Bubbles The clicks of hundreds or thousands of vapor bubbles collapsing every second make the pan roar. But the water is not yet boiling. In order to boil, the water must get hot not only at the bottom, but throughout, so rising vapor bubbles can survive all the way to the surface without collapsing.
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Collapsing Bubbles The clicks of hundreds or thousands of vapor bubbles collapsing every second make the pan roar. But the water is not yet boiling. In order to boil, the water must get hot not only at the bottom, but throughout, so rising vapor bubbles can survive all the way to the surface without collapsing.
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