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06-27-2018, 05:14 AM
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RE: how to pronounce numbers
Hello,
>I was taught that billions were millions^2 and trillions were millions^3. >If mathematics is supposed to be a universal language then we have problems What I discovered is that advanced math is prety much universal (all mathematician do agree on definitions). Basic math (+, -, *, /) is also OK... But anything in between!!!! is kind of a mess. A good example is triangles. The french definition is a figure formed by 3 points. The Anglo-saxon one is 3 non-alligned points! makes a big difference! So you see, there is not even agreement on somehting as simple as a triangle! >It is amusing to see the French 'pretend' to not understand huitante and octante. 30 years ago, most french would never have gotten any exposure to these words. and trully would not have understood them... Now, knowledge is more spread around and I would imagine that more French people do have a clue. However, due to the fact that they would very rarely have heard the words, they probably would have a temporary brain stall while their cognition tries to catch up... Cyrille Although I work for the HP calculator group, the views and opinions I post here are my own. I do not speak for HP. |
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