Long and short scales
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The long and short scales are two powers-of-ten number-naming systems that are consistent with each other for smaller numbers, but are distinct for larger numbers. Much of the world has adopted either
Piers Plowman, a 17th-century copy of the original 14th-century allegorical narrative poem by William Langland
Guilielmus Budaeus or Guillaume Budé (1467–1540)
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by H. W. Fowler
British prime minister Harold Wilson (1916–1995)
This list contains selected positive numbers in increasing order of magnitude, including counts of things, dimensionless quantities, and probabilities. Each number is given a name in the short scale,
Long and short scales
…Names of small numbers Orders of magnitude (numbers) Hindu units of time which displays some similar issues…
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