That’s true in a mathematical sense, but it’s not how some or possibly most brains work. For example, “plenty of .1x” engineers doesn’t have to imply a majority

That’s true in a mathematical sense, but it’s not how some or possibly most brains work. For example, “plenty of .1x” engineers doesn’t have to imply a majority, it could be just enough that you run into them on a regular basis. If you were interviewing and on Monday you have a 1x engineer and 9 .1x engineers, you’d assert you met a 10x engineer. Then on Wednesday if you had 9 1x engineers and one .1x engineer, you’d assert you met a .1x engineer.