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  2. Long and short scales - Wikipedia

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    In some places, the large number names were then applied to the smaller numbers, following the new punctuation scheme. Thus, in France and Italy, some scientists then began using billion to mean 10 9 , trillion to mean 10 12 , etc. [ 28 ] This usage formed the origins of the later short scale.

  3. Decimalisation - Wikipedia

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    Decimalisation or decimalization (see spelling differences) is the conversion of a system of currency or of weights and measures to units related by powers of 10.. Most countries have decimalised their currencies, converting them from non-decimal sub-units to a decimal system, with one basic currency unit and sub-units that are valued relative to the basic unit by a power of 10, most commonly ...

  4. Millionaire - Wikipedia

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    The United States had the highest number of millionaires (5.5 million) of any country, whilst New York is the wealthiest city with 349,500 millionaires. [7] In countries that use the short scale number naming system, a billionaire is someone who has at least a thousand times a million dollars, euros or pounds.

  5. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers - Wikipedia

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    For dimensionless ratios (i.e. those without accompanying units), place a colon between integers, or place to between numbers-as-words: favored by a 3:1 ratio or a three-to-one ratio, not a 3/1 ratio or a 3–1 ratio. The same style is used to express odds in sport, gambling, and other statistical predictions.

  6. Cash - Wikipedia

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    The Tamil the word for money is kaasu, [3] which may have been modified into 'cash'. Both words, 'kaasu' and 'cash', have the same meaning, unlike money box. The currency at the company's Bombay and Bengal administrative regions was the rupee. At Madras, however, the company's accounts were reckoned in pagodas, fractions, fanams, faluce and ...

  7. Economy of China - Wikipedia

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    China leads the world in terms of number of new fabs under construction, with 8 out of 19 worldwide in 2021, and 17 fabs in total are expected to start construction from 2021 to 2023. Total installed capacity of Chinese-owned chipmakers will also increase from 2.96 million wafers per month (wpm) in 2020 to 3.572 million wpm in 2021. [256]

  8. Credit theory of money - Wikipedia

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    The Monetary Authority alone would issue legal tender currency under Article I, Section 8, in the Enumerated Powers, to coin money and regulate the value thereof. This would replace the privilege of banks to issue banknotes. [27] The President would appoint 7 directors representing industry, agriculture, and banking. [28]

  9. List of Chinese by net worth - Wikipedia

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    The following are partial lists of the Forbes list of Chinese billionaires (converted into USD) and is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2022. [1] In 2022 China had 607 billionaires which put the country second in the world, after the United States (735). [2]