I didn’t know about logarithmic perception, that’s interesting! I bet you’re right about 7x being chosen due to the significance of the number seven in the Bible.
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jsomae@lemmy.ml 3 months agoI know human perception is logarithmic. I’m interested why it was thought it was 7x brighter. “Sevenfold as the seven days in one” it seems?
MadLegoChemist@startrek.website 3 months ago
vala@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I think sevenfold means
n^7notn*7.jsomae@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/sevenfold
n*7