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I like "5x less" as a shorthand for saying you have to apply 1/5. There's something pleasing about the idea that you don't need to change your sentence structur
by brian-armstrong 10y ago
I like "5x less" as a shorthand for saying you have to apply 1/5. There's something pleasing about the idea that you don't need to change your sentence structure to say something is less rather than more, and I think in this case the intent was perfectly clear.
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- kristopolous 10y ago"1/5" is a drop in replacement. This isn't a hard thing to do. I've seen small children do it with ease.
- sbov 10y agoUsually shorthand is shorter than the alternative, but not so when comparing "5x less" to "1/5".
- brian-armstrong 10y agoYou would likely need to say "1/5 as much" to be grammatically and semantically correct. It doesn't flow as nicely.