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Numerical cognition

faster and more accurate comparison of two numbers the further apart they are in magnitude.

In numerical cognition, numerical distance effect refers to faster and more accurate comparison of two numbers the further apart they are in magnitude. This meaning comes from Moyer (1967) in Nature.[1]

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Moyer, R. S., & Landauer, T. K. (1967). Time required for Judgements of Numerical Inequality. Nature, 215(5109), 1519-1520. https://doi.org/10.1038/2151519a0

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