Long and short scales
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The long and short scales are two of several naming systems for integer powers of ten which use some of the same terms for different magnitudes.
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)
Chinese numerals
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Chinese numerals are words and characters used to denote numbers in written Chinese.
Chinese and Arabic numerals may coexist, as on this kilometer marker: 1,620 km (1,010 mi) on Hwy G209 (G二〇九)
Shang oracle bone numerals of 14th century B.C.
West Zhou dynasty bronze script
Counting rod numeral example from the Yongle Encyclopedia showing the number 71,824