Re:Boeing Engineers Set a New Record for Paper Plane Distance
by Terretta on Friday March 03, 2023 @05:58PM
(#35016183)
> the reason for the comma instead of the dot comes from mathematics to avoid confusion with the multiplication sign ยท when writing
I've heard that, but I think it's trying to back into a rationale since it makes no sense, people do multiply by 3 digit numbers.
FWIW, when I was in grade school in France, no, we didn't separate thousands by space. Then again, my school was on the border with Switzerland, so *shrug* who knows!?!
I've heard that, but I think it's trying to back into a rationale since it makes no sense, people do multiply by 3 digit numbers.
FWIW, when I was in grade school in France, no, we didn't separate thousands by space. Then again, my school was on the border with Switzerland, so *shrug* who knows!?!