^Estimate ^Compare ^Contrast ^Equal ^Regularly ^Surely ^Half-or-double ~similar~ ~comparison~ ~different~ ~equals~ ~normal~ ~sure~ ~disparity~

Figure

On right, two transparent glass cups full of water.
On left, another similar cup, half full of water and half empty.

Annotate

  1. ^Mark a ^Prudent numerical amount ^Such ~as~ time, cost, value or a ~measure~ of other ~parts~. 
  2. ^Let ourselves ^Consider only the items whose ~measure~ may ^Match our ~mark~ to within a deviation of ^One ~third~ or triple of a very ^Small amount, plus or minus a ^Small percentage of a ^Large amount, and ~half-or-double~ of an amount ^Generally. 
  3. To ^Take a ^Small ~comparison~ and ^Make it ~bigger~, the ^Acceptable range should ^Expand in amount ~as~ much ~as~ it does ^Reduce ~as~ a fraction of the ~whole~: in proportion to and in inverse proportion to, ^Respectively, the square root of the ratio ^Between ^Large and ^Small amounts. 
  4. For a ^Higher or ^Lower ~boundary~ or ~limit~ that we ^Learn from ~intuition~ and ~outlook~ or that we ^Gain by ~trust~ and ~choice~, have ~poise~ to ^Believe it is ~perfect~. 
  5. After we ^Choose, we ^Care to ^Trust or ^Fail that ~point~ of ~choice~ for another ~one~. 
  6. After we ^Trust, we ^Care to ^Choose or ^Fail that ~point~ of ~trust~ for another ~one~. 

Subject

^Half-or-double is a mode of ^Space that ~helps~ us to ^Overcome the ~opposition~ that we ^Feel from the arbitrary ~diversity~ of ~chaos~ within any ~space~ of ~comparison~. 

A ~law~ to ^Give ~space~ for a ~variety~ of distortions in ourselves and others. 

Sometimes despite our ~knowledge~ of ~consequence~ we must ^Make ^Surprise ~adjustments~.  ^Consider ~as~ we ^Make a ~comparison~ that ^When we ^Vary its measures by ^More than ~half-or-double~, we ^Compare apples to oranges so, it might not ^Be ^What we ^Seek yet ^When it is within range it might ^Be ^What we ^Seek. 

Target

Anytime we must ^Give or ^Receive or ^Compare in amount. 

^Refuse to ^Apply cost or value to any ~mind~ or ~foundation~ but ^Freely ^Consider it with ~respect~ to its ~parts~.  But only ^Consider its ~parts~ ^When we ^Hope to ^Inspire it for its ^Own sake and ^Believe to ^Improve it for its ^Own sake. 

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