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This system first appeared around 2000 BC; [1] its structure reflects the decimal lexical numerals of Semitic languages rather than Sumerian lexical numbers. [2] However, the use of a special Sumerian sign for 60 (beside two Semitic signs for the same number) [1] attests to a relation with the Sumerian system.
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
Plot of the number of divisors of integers from 1 to 1000. Highly composite numbers are in bold and superior highly composite numbers are starred. In the SVG file, hover over a bar to see its statistics. The tables below list all of the divisors of the numbers 1 to 1000.
The plural "zillions" designates a number indefinitely larger than "millions" or "billions". In this case, the construction is parallel to the one for "millions" or "billions", with the number used as a plural count noun, followed by a prepositional phrase with "of", as in "There are zillions of grains of sand on the beaches of the world."
The first row has been interpreted as the prime numbers between 10 and 20 (i.e., 19, 17, 13, and 11), while a second row appears to add and subtract 1 from 10 and 20 (i.e., 9, 19, 21, and 11); the third row contains amounts that might be halves and doubles, though these are inconsistent. [14]
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The Mega Millions jackpot rose to $1.22 billion after no one managed to hit all six numbers on Christmas Eve.. The Friday night drawing comes with a cash option of $549.7 million. If it's won, it ...
A list of articles about numbers (not about numerals). Topics include powers of ten, notable integers, prime and cardinal numbers, and the myriad system.