Opinion - We’re drowning in numbers we don’t understand

When you read that number, do you feel it? Or does it blur past like all the other large numbers in the news this week? Like ...
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Is 1 Billion The Same Number Around The World? The Short Answer Is: No

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Busy Beaver Hunters Reach Numbers That Overwhelm Ordinary Math

Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107 and — wait for it — 47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If you’re stumped, you’re not alone. These are the first five busy ...
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Understanding Large Numbers In Mathematics

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