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xkcd #3102: Reading a Big Number (xkcd.com)
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[desperately] Maybe this is from some country where they use commas as decimal points, and also as digit separators after the decimal, and also use random other characters for decoration???

https://explainxkcd.com/3102/

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[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 weeks ago

the problem with spaces is that it leaves it ambigous whether it's one or multiple separate numbers, whereas a non-space separator (i think apostrophe is just obviously the best) makes it clear: 123'000'398

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