| Description | Definition |
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| Two elements have the same importance | Equally important | 1 |
| An element is an average advantage over the other element | Average excellence | 3 |
| An element is a huge advantage over the other element | More top | 5 |
| An element is very high advantage over the other element | A lot | 7 |
| An element is extremely high advantage over the other element | Giving extremely high | 9 |
| Borderline cases in judgments | Intermediate values | 2, 4, 6, 8 |