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>, and our rates are nearly two orders of magnitude[1] less than those rack rates. $130 / 10 / 10 = $1.30 Did your workplace really negotiate UPS pricing su

by jasode 10y ago

>, and our rates are nearly two orders of magnitude[1] less than those rack rates. $130 / 10 / 10 = $1.30 Did your workplace really negotiate UPS pricing such than you can send a 20 pound large package that's 36x18x24 across 2700 miles to be almost as low as $1.30? [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_magnitude https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_magnitude

lmm 10y ago
This is a programming site, logarithms can be assumed to be base 2 rather than 10 by default.
- hueving 10y ago
  I have never once heard some use the phrase "order of magnitude" with a base 2 reference.
  - Dove 10y ago
    Oh, I use it that way from time to time. But I like to say "order of bignitude" to disambiguate binary. Also occasionally useful is "order of wordnitude" for millions / billions, etc.
jrockway 10y ago
I'm well aware of what the term order of magnitude means. I've shipped things twice, in the shipping-company provided boxes. An overnight "medium box" between NYC and LA is on the order of $10. (Hence my "not quite" remark, it was technically more than $6 and for a smaller box. But shockingly cheap nonetheless.)