| 1. (d) Reading from left to right, each successive address digit places a point in a smaller interval; that is, locates the point more precisely. |
| Postal addresses are written in the opposite order. |
| For example, an initial segment of 3312 Grant Avenue, St. Albans, WV, USA would locate 3312 Grant Avenue, but which Grant Avenue? |
| Probably that is a street name of a street in hundreds of cities. |
| This information does not restrict a search to any geographical area. |
| Knowing 3312 Grant Avenue, St. Albans is more precise, but does it refer to St. Albans in WV, or VT, or in England? |
| By contrast, if the address of a point is
10, we know it lies in the interval |
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