xkcd #3102: Reading a Big Number
xkcd #3102: Reading a Big Number
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Reading a Big Number
[desperately] Maybe this is from some country where they use commas as decimal points, and also as digit separators after the decimal, and also use random other characters for decoration???
Isn't there also Indian way where it alternates between 2 zeros and 4 zeros?
It's groups of two except for that the three numbers left of the decimal point are in a group of three. So 1,00,00,000 rather than 10,000,000, for example. 1,00,00,000 is a crore, 1,00,000 is a lakh
Why do it like that?
I'll be honest: It's complete insanity to use commas within a number. If you need laughably high precision, use spaces for readability. If you need a lot of zeros, use power notation.
There is no excuse for putting commas in a number. I rest my case.
it's mentioned in the explainxkcd, so apparently