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English word for the comma between three digits
The common number formatting convention uses a decimal point between the integer part and the fraction, and a comma between every three digits of the number:
1000000 -> 1,000,000
12345 + 1/5 ...
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Is there a word like cardinal or ordinal but for the “single, double, triple” series?
The words one, two, three, and so on are the cardinal numbers.
Similarly, first, second, third, and so on are the
ordinal numbers.
Is there a similar term for the words single, double, triple, ...
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Is there a word for numbers and letters, but not punctuation, etc?
Is there a word that would refer to a number or a letter, but not any other character (like a comma or an exclamation mark)?
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Is there a special word for amounts between 11 and 20?
Translation is often tricky. I'm stuck with the Polish word kilkanaście, which literally means few-teen. It is used to describe an amount more than ten, but less than 20 (or including 20, it's hard to ...
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Is there a word for numbers between 10 and 99?
I'd like to find such a word instead of saying "greater than 10 but less than 100".
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What is the term for groups of numerals within a large number?
I am writing software in which I would like to be able to return the groups of numerals within a large number. For example, given a number 123,456,789, my software would return 123 then 456 then 789.
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How can I say in one word “number written in words”?
If there should be numbers written in words, like "one hundred and ten" instead of "110", how can I say it in one word?
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What is the correct term to describe 'primary', 'secondary', etc
What is the correct term to describe the words in the following sequence: primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary, quinary, senary, septenary, octonary, nonary, denary, duodenary, etc.
I am thinking ...
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Is there a verb that fits in the pattern: quarter, third, halve (divide), [???], double, triple, quadruple. . .?
If these were nouns, I would assume "single" fits in between:
1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 4 . . .
quarter, third, half, single or one, double, triple, quadruple . . .
Note that each word has a ...
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Numbers and units
I'm looking for a single word to describe the combination of a number and unit. For example, “6 watts” or “2.5 kilometers”. Measurement is the closest I’ve come, but sounds cumbersome. Does anyone ...
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What is an appropriate word for a third-tier item (primary, secondary, …)? [closed]
If a first-tier item is called primary, and a second-tier item is called secondary, what can third, and greater, -tier items be called?
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What is the practice of pricing goods at numbers such as 3.95, 69.90, 198 called? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the term for pricing items just below a significant value (e.g. $19,995)
It is common on price tags to use $3.95 instead of $4.00 to make items appear cheaper. ...
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How do you say this in English? [duplicate]
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Framing a question to which the answer is an ordinal number
How to phrase an asking sentence that must be answered with an ordinal number (e.g., the third prime) ?
It ...
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What word can I say if I want to give approximate number?
What to say if I want to tell approximate number of something. What should I say? E.g.
I have (around/ about/ some) 5 books.
Is there a rule for number approximation?
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How can I form a word like “quadruple” for any number I want?
I'm not sure what these are called, but how can I form a word like "quadruple" for any number I want? Like 5× as much is quintuple, what is 31× as much or 147× as much? I want to know how they are ...
