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Data Around Us
CMP: Data Around Us
Question | Answer |
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benchmark | A handy reference point to help in understanding the magnitude of other numbers. |
billion | The numbers 1,000,000,000 (or 109) |
customary system | A complex measurement system that orginated primarily in the British empire and includes the units of measure inch, yard, pound, and gallon. |
metric system | A measurement system used throughout the world that is based on the powers of 10. |
million | The numbers 1,000,000 (or 106) |
scientific notation | A short way to write very large or very small numbers. |
SI system | A measurement system used throughout the world that is based on the powers of 10. |
standard notation | The most common form of written numbers. |
trillion | The numbers 1,000,000,000,000 (or 1012) |