Geometrically, this is literally true. I would like to see if the same applies for how close 98 is to 100 vs 100 to 101. I suspect we get the same result, but for me, at least, it “feels” different. My innate comparison is multiply/divide, then add/subtract, then other things. I bet I’m more likely to add/subtract weird multiples of 12 and 24 and 100 (like 3, 6, 8, and 25), and more likely to multiply/divide “round” numbers like 1, 5, 10, 20, 100.
“98 is closer to 100 than 100 is to 98”
Geometrically, this is literally true. I would like to see if the same applies for how close 98 is to 100 vs 100 to 101. I suspect we get the same result, but for me, at least, it “feels” different. My innate comparison is multiply/divide, then add/subtract, then other things. I bet I’m more likely to add/subtract weird multiples of 12 and 24 and 100 (like 3, 6, 8, and 25), and more likely to multiply/divide “round” numbers like 1, 5, 10, 20, 100.