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$1,750: One thousand, seven hundred fifty and 00/100. $47.99: Forty-seven and 99/100. $899: Eight hundred ninety-nine and 00/100. These examples assume the check has preprinted “Dollars” at ...
A small hundred or short hundred (archaic, see 120 below) 120: A great hundred or long hundred (twelve tens; as opposed to the small hundred, i.e. 100 or ten tens), also called small gross (ten dozens), both archaic; Also sometimes referred to as duodecimal hundred, although that could literally also mean 144, which is twelve squared
777 (seven hundred [and] seventy-seven) is the natural number following 776 and preceding 778. The number 777 is significant in numerous religious and political contexts. The number 777 is significant in numerous religious and political contexts.
The naming procedure for large numbers is based on taking the number n occurring in 10 3n+3 (short scale) or 10 6n (long scale) and concatenating Latin roots for its units, tens, and hundreds place, together with the suffix -illion. In this way, numbers up to 10 3·999+3 = 10 3000 (short scale) or 10 6·999 = 10 5994 (long scale
In Scottish Gaelic, 100,000 (ceud mìle) is used to mean a great number, as in the phrase ceud mìle fàilte, "a hundred thousand welcomes." [33] In Swedish, femtioelva or sjuttioelva is used (lit. "fifty-eleven" and "seventy-eleven", although never actually intended to refer to the numbers 61 and 81).
A score is a way of counting in 20s in which one score is 20. 20 * 3 = 60 + 10 = 70. Three score and ten years is the span of life according to the Bible. [10] 71 Bang on the drum [2] Rhymes with "seventy-one". J.Lo's bum [2] 72 Danny La Rue [2] Rhymes with "seventy-two" Six dozen 6 × 12 = 72. Refer to 12 above. 73 Queen bee Rhymes with ...
700 (seven hundred) is the natural number following 699 and preceding 701. It is the sum of four consecutive primes (167 + 173 + 179 + 181), the perimeter of a Pythagorean triangle (75 + 308 + 317) [1] and a Harshad number.
At the time, addicts were lucky to find a hospital bed to detox in. A hundred years ago, the federal government began the drug war with the Harrison Act, which effectively criminalized heroin and other narcotics. Doctors were soon barred from addiction maintenance, until then a common practice, and hounded as dope peddlers.