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by ta20240528 370 days ago
As I speaker of five languages, all but one fluently: why does my understanding of the world magically increase when I learn a new noun so say "sparrow" in the fifth that I'm learning?

Is it linear (25% more understanding for the fifth) or asymptotically? Does it increase across all domains equally (geology, poetry, ethics) or asymmetrically?

Seriously, explain it to me?