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Am I the only person who is bothered by the fact that the centi- in centimeter means 1/100, while the centi- in centimillionaire means 100?
More bothersome: they seem to use the correct deka- prefix for millionaires who have 10 million.
They mean hectomillionaires.
WTF?
#prefixes #scientificunits #wtf #idiocy #money #eatthebillionaires
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Am I the only person who is bothered by the fact that the centi- in centimeter means 1/100, while the centi- in centimillionaire means 100?
More bothersome: they seem to use the correct deka- prefix for millionaires who have 10 million.
They mean hectomillionaires.
WTF?
#prefixes #scientificunits #wtf #idiocy #money #eatthebillionaires
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Am I the only person who is bothered by the fact that the centi- in centimeter means 1/100, while the centi- in centimillionaire means 100?
More bothersome: they seem to use the correct deka- prefix for millionaires who have 10 million.
They mean hectomillionaires.
WTF?
#prefixes #scientificunits #wtf #idiocy #money #eatthebillionaires
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Am I the only person who is bothered by the fact that the centi- in centimeter means 1/100, while the centi- in centimillionaire means 100?
More bothersome: they seem to use the correct deka- prefix for millionaires who have 10 million.
They mean hectomillionaires.
WTF?
#prefixes #scientificunits #wtf #idiocy #money #eatthebillionaires
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Am I the only person who is bothered by the fact that the centi- in centimeter means 1/100, while the centi- in centimillionaire means 100?
More bothersome: they seem to use the correct deka- prefix for millionaires who have 10 million.
They mean hectomillionaires.
WTF?
#prefixes #scientificunits #wtf #idiocy #money #eatthebillionaires