Q: “is the “>” meant to be read as “A leads to B” or as “A is greater than B”?”

Q: “is the “>” meant to be read as “A leads to B” or as “A is greater than B”?”

A: Same principle dependent upon context of dependency:
1 – Is next in a sequence (usually scale)
2 – Leads to (creates opportunity for)
3 – Is required to produce (dependency)