I don't agree with that at all. When I glance at my digital watch, I'm not doing any math in my head... the configuration of the numbers form a kind of symbol that automatically registers to me what time it is. When I look at an analog clock, it takes almost a half second longer to register. I think it depends on what you're more familiar with.
Actually, analog gauges are much easier to read. The mind process an analog gauge much more directly. Take reading an analog watch. A person reads the short hand at 3 and the long hand at 11 as "a little before" four. It takes just a quick glance. A person reads 3:55 and has to process the digits, do the math, and figure out from the precision what is intuitively gleaned from the analog watch.
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