scale | meaning |
1 | The former is as important as the latter |
3 | The former is slightly more important than the latter |
5 | The former is more important than the latter |
7 | The former is much more important than the latter |
9 | The former is absolutely more important than the latter |
2, 4, 6, 8 | The intermediate value between two adjacent odd Numbers |
count backwards | The ratio of the latter to the former is the inverse of the former to the latter |