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How to say the number 92 (i.imgur.com)

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

But at least we messed up the billions

No, you folks did it correctly. It's everyone else who messed up: How big is a billion?

1 million squared is a billion. 1 million cubed is a trillion. (1 million)^4 is a quadrillion. And so forth with pent-, sex-, sept-, oct-, etc. Milliard, billiard, trilliard, etc. slot in between the powers of one million.

[–] gealb@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

TIL, then our number system is perfect!! :D

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