1x brighter is an oxymoron, it cannot be 1x as bright and also be described as brighter. 1x as bright means same brightness. #x implies multiplication (from th

1x brighter is an oxymoron, it cannot be 1x as bright and also be described as brighter. 1x as bright means same brightness. #x implies multiplication (from the mathematical notation of multiplication, ×, which looks like the letter X). 1×a = a.