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Re:The physics anomaly no one talks about: What’s up with th... by dnautics on Sunday September 19, 2021 @12:11PM (#28585459)
To be fair I also heard 10-15 on the first pass and then had to think about it for a second.
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Re:The physics anomaly no one talks about: What’s up with th... by _tom_ on Sunday September 19, 2021 @03:25PM (#28587124)
That's because she actually said "ten to the fifteen" not "ten to the fifteenth", so you have to decide if you autocorrect by removing the "the" -> "ten to fifteen" or by adding the "th" -> "ten to the fifteenth".

Easy to get confused.

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Re:The physics anomaly no one talks about: What’s up with th... by mkl on Sunday September 19, 2021 @05:13PM (#28587978)
"Ten to the fifteen" is also correct, and in my experience more common. It's short for "ten to the power of fifteen", whereas "ten to the fifteenth" is short for "ten to the fifteenth power".
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