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"But pose the same question to small children, or people living in some traditional societies, and they're likely to answer 3." Citation needed! I mean, if "h
by woodchuck64 14y ago
"But pose the same question to small children, or people living in some traditional societies, and they're likely to answer 3."
Citation needed! I mean, if "half" is not understood as mathematically half, how can traditional societies even have an economy?
- evincarofautumn 14y agoProbably because there is a difference in perception between half of an amount and half of a number.
- inemnitable 14y agoIt's not "half," though, it's "halfway between." This implies a mean, but which mean to use is not explicitly expressed. Choosing the arithmetic mean gives 5, choosing the geometric mean gives 3.