Which Is Brighter in Our Sky, a Star with Apparent

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Essay

Which is brighter in our sky, a star with apparent magnitude 2 or a star with apparent magnitude 7?

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Definitions:

Grammatics

The study of grammar, which is the system and structure of a language including syntax, morphology, and phonology.

Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis

The theory suggesting that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition, and thus people's perceptions are relative to their spoken language.

Surface Structure

In linguistics, the outward form of a sentence, including words and their syntax, as opposed to the deeper meanings and relationships analyzed in deep structure.

Deep Structure

In linguistics, the underlying meaning of a sentence, as distinct from its surface structure or the way it is expressed.