short scale
short scale · short scales
A system of numeric names in which every new term with -illion greater than million is…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.)
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.)
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Calque of French échelle courte.Calque of French échelle courte.
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Forms
plural: short scales| Singular | short scale |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedlong scale