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  2. Comparison (grammar) - Wikipedia

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    The usual degrees of comparison are the positive, which simply denotes a property (as with the English words big and fully); the comparative, which indicates greater degree (as bigger and more fully); and the superlative, which indicates greatest degree (as biggest and most fully). [2]

  3. Names of small numbers - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the names of small decimal numbers in English. Table The ... 1×10 −3: One One-Thousandth: milli-m: 10 −6: 1×10 −6: One One-Millionth: micro-

  4. List of numeral systems - Wikipedia

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    This is the minimum number of characters needed to encode a 32 bit number into 5 printable characters in a process similar to MIME-64 encoding, since 85 5 is only slightly bigger than 2 32. Such method is 6.7% more efficient than MIME-64 which encodes a 24 bit number into 4 printable characters.

  5. List of types of numbers - Wikipedia

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    Decimal: The standard Hindu–Arabic numeral system using base ten. Binary: The base-two numeral system used by computers, with digits 0 and 1. Ternary: The base-three numeral system with 0, 1, and 2 as digits. Quaternary: The base-four numeral system with 0, 1, 2, and 3 as digits.

  6. Elative (gradation) - Wikipedia

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    In Semitic linguistics, the elative (Arabic: اِسْمُ تَفْضِيل ismu tafḍīl, literally meaning "noun of preference") is a stage of gradation that can be used to express comparatives or superlatives.

  7. Deca- - Wikipedia

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    The blue whale is approximately 30 metres or 3 decametres in length. [7] ... Decimal Adoption [nb 1] Name Symbol quetta: Q: 10 30: 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 ...

  8. Milli- - Wikipedia

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    Milli (symbol m) is a unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one thousandth (10 −3). [1] Proposed in 1793, [2] and adopted in 1795, the prefix comes from the Latin mille, meaning one thousand (the Latin plural is milia). Since 1960, the prefix is part of the International System of Units (SI).

  9. Scientific notation - Wikipedia

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    Converting a number from scientific notation to decimal notation, first remove the × 10 n on the end, then shift the decimal separator n digits to the right (positive n) or left (negative n). The number 1.2304 × 10 6 would have its decimal separator shifted 6 digits to the right and become 1,230,400 , while −4.0321 × 10 −3 would have its ...