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100 Primarily denotes one hundred years, but occasionally used, especially in the context of competitive racing, to refer to something consisting of one hundred, as in a 100-mile race. Dozen: 12 A collection of twelve things or units from Old French dozaine "a dozen, a number of twelve" in various usages, from doze (12c.) [2] Baker's dozen: 13
The phrase "half a dozen" means six (6) of something, as 6 is half of 12. The idiom "six of one, half a dozen of the other" means two options are of equal worth so choosing one is the same as choosing the other. [12]
Another nominal for twelve (12 10) is a dozen (10 12 or 1•10 1 12). One hundred and forty-four (144 10) is also known as a gross (100 12 or 1•10 2 12). One thousand, seven hundred and twenty-eight is (1728 10) also known as a great-gross (1,000 12 or 1•10 3 12).
Assuming one pound of green beans contains 35 to 40 pieces and yields about 3 cups of chopped beans, you’ll need about one pound for a party of three, assuming you’re making roasted, steamed ...
An analysis of that data found traces of 254 pesticides in all fruits and vegetables analyzed, with 209 of those chemicals on produce in the “Dirty Dozen” list.
A gross refers to a group of 144 items (a dozen dozen or a square dozen, 12 2). [1] [2] A great gross refers to a group of 1,728 items (a dozen gross or a cubic dozen, 12 3). [1] [2] A small gross [3] or a great hundred [4] refers to a group of 120 items (ten dozen, 10×12). The term can be abbreviated gr. or gro., and dates from the early 15th ...
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In France it used to be defined as 100 livres (pounds), about 48.95 kg (108 lb), and has been redefined as 100 kg (mesures usuelles), thus called metric quintal with symbol qq. In Spain , the quintal is still defined as 100 libras , or about 46 kg (101 lb), but the metric quintal is also defined as 100 kg; [ 3 ] In Portugal a quintal is 128 ...