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Relative dimensions (and their cognition)

       
       
     
   
   
   
     

We compare the Size of objects with respect to the other objects of the same type to determine the relative distance between objects (ie. the larger is presumed closer). We also compare the size of object with our memoy of similar objects to approximate how far away the object is from us.

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