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I think it's better to write 10 quadrillions rather than 10 thousand trillions. Also I think frequency and power measurement precision are not mutually limited
by avmich 3y ago
I think it's better to write 10 quadrillions rather than 10 thousand trillions. Also I think frequency and power measurement precision are not mutually limited by the Heisenberg principle, as E = ħω .
- Cerium 3y agoAs awkward as "thousand trillion" is, trillion has the advantage that it shows up in the news on a regular basis. I can much better be impressed by cutting a hair by a nation's debt than I can by cutting the same hair into a quadrillion pieces.
- trickstra 3y agoI'd say that people who read about LIGO and quantum limit, also understand quadrillion.
- mikhailfranco 3y agoSome countries have national debt in the quadrillions, e.g. Japan and Indonesia.
- _Microft 3y agoNope, use scientific notation if numbers become so unwieldy.
- Cthulhu_ 3y agoDepends on the audience. Laypeople generally know numbers up to a trillion, hence the choice of language. I only happen to know what a quadrillion is because I've played Cookie Clicker. I have trouble with scientific notation, because I'm not a scientist or mathematician and have no interest in it. TL;DR, know your audience and cater to them if you want people to be interested.
- mnw21cam 3y agoThe problem is that "billion" and "trillion" mean different things to different people[0]. In my opinion they should be regarded as unreliable words and never used. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales
- Zamicol 3y ago2^54