subject:"\[meteorite\-list\] term definitions and usage"

Re: [meteorite-list] term definitions and usage

2011-07-26 Thread Sterling K. Webb

Ross d...@dougross.net To: Meteorite List List meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 11:16 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] term definitions and usage Hi Doug, I'm not sure about China, but counting large numbers in Japanese is indeed based on 10^4 increments: 1,000

Re: [meteorite-list] term definitions and usage

2011-07-25 Thread Doug Ross

Hi Doug, I'm not sure about China, but counting large numbers in Japanese is indeed based on 10^4 increments: 1,000 = 1 sen 10,000 = 1 mahn 100,000 = 10 mahn 1,000,000 = 100 mahn 10,000,000 = 1 sen mahn 100,000,000 = 1 oku I believe it's similar in some other Asian languages, as well. - Doug