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SCOUT· 22%8m·2023-01-14·Arts Culture
SCOUT· 22%8m·2023-01-14·Arts CultureHow we shook the world of very large numbers
More or Less
How did an edition of More or Less from 2017 end up influencing the choice of official names for extremely large numbers? We tell the tale of how an interview between presenter Tim Harford and maths whizz Rob Eastaway did just that. Also featuring Professor Richard Brown, head of metrology at the UK’s National…
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