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