• Yoruio
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    211 months ago

    bigger number go on bigger side of triangle. smaller number go on smaller side of triangle!

    • @[email protected]
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      211 months ago

      I memorized it like this:

      Add another stroke to < and it becomes 4, smaller number Add another stroke to > and it becomes 7 (if you cross it in the middle like I do), greater number

      • @kablammy
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        511 months ago

        I learnt it as “the mouth tries to eat the biggest number, so it faces towards the biggest number”

      • Fushuan [he/him]
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        111 months ago

        When you put numbers around it becomes really obvious.

        1<2 = 1 is lower than 2. 1<2<3<4<5<6<7 4>3 = 4 is greater than 3. 9>8>7>6>5>4>…