Louisoix@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoRussian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000www.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up1309arrow-down111cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldnottheonion@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmygrad.mlnews@hexbear.netgoogle@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.world
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minus-squareXIIIesq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·edit-25 hours agoNot really. Most people aren’t familiar with scientific or engineering notation. Writing £1,000,000, one million pounds or £1Million is a lot clearer than writing £1×10^6. My cars odometer says 91,584, not 91.584×10^3
minus-squareTabula_stercore@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoYour examples are with small enough numbers that indeed it can also be written out. Now if you please, write out 7.45•10^16
Not really. Most people aren’t familiar with scientific or engineering notation. Writing £1,000,000, one million pounds or £1Million is a lot clearer than writing £1×10^6.
My cars odometer says 91,584, not 91.584×10^3
Your examples are with small enough numbers that indeed it can also be written out. Now if you please, write out 7.45•10^16