Christian Lawson-PerfectMar 17
What do you think is the first counterexample to the statement "half of a big number is also a big number"?
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@christianp if you are a cat, 8 is too many to count to, but 4 is the number of paws you have.

Or, fractionally less facetiously, https://numberwarrior.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/is-one-two-many-a-myth/ for cultures who go “one, two, many”, where many is clearly a big number but half of many might be two.

Is “one, two, many” a myth?

Cue letters from anthropology majors complaining that this view of numerolinguistic development perpetuates a widespread myth. — From the alternate text to xkcd comic #764 The “one, two…

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