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short scale

short scale noun: a system of numeric names in which every new term with -illion greater than million is 1,000 times the previous term. (i.e., a billion is a thousand million.).

Noun

short scale

  1. A system of numeric names in which every new term with -illion greater than million is 1,000 times the previous term. (i.e., a billion is a thousand million.)

Origin of short scale

Calque of French échelle courte.

Questions about short scale

What does short scale mean?
Short scale means a system of numeric names in which every new term with -illion greater than million is 1,000 times the previous term. (i.e., a billion is a thousand million.).
What part of speech is short scale?
Short scale is a noun.

Words near short scale in the dictionary

  1. short runs
  2. short s
  3. short s's
  4. short sale
  5. short sales
  6. short scale
  7. short sea
  8. short seas
  9. short sell
  10. short seller
  11. short sellers

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