However, 2 is more absolute than 8 since it can only be larger than 1 and is therefore the smallest number to deal with, whereas 8 tends to be more ambiguous, being smaller than 9 but larger than everything else.I am confused whether he is a joke or you are serious with this absolute/ambigous" concept... of course the situation with 2 and 8 is symmetrical: we can just as well say 8 is more absolu