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Much of the world uses . for a number separator. https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19455-01/806-0169/overview-9/index.html https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19455-01/806-0
by lhopki01 7y ago
Much of the world uses . for a number separator.
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19455-01/806-0169/overview-9/index.html https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19455-01/806-0169/overview-9/ind...
- Faaak 7y agoHowever they should use the non-breakable space separator ' ' less error-prone
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- notaplumber 7y agoI sorta knew that. But it still feels weird for dollar amounts. As 25.000 looks a lot like 25.00 ($25 dollars, 0 cents).
- tzs 7y agoFrom that document:> and some countries separate thousands groups with a thin space Thin space (U+2009) is also how you are supposed to do it when using the SI unit system, according to the SI spec. For the decimal separator, the SI standard is to use which of '.' or ',' is customary.
- ta999999171 7y agoDoesn't make it smart.