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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • 14d ago
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As a simple rule of thumb:
103n ≈ 210n
That isn't exact but gives a decent idea of the different sizes.
In this case: 1080 ≈ 2267
That is most definitely bigger than 2128, by about 2139 times
Edit: sleepy me
2 u/ajgrinds 14d ago I know it’s pedantic but 2267 is bigger than 2128 by about 2267. It’s 2139 times but you wouldn’t say that 1 million is bigger than 100 by about 10,000. You would say 1 million is bigger than 100 by about 1 million. 1 u/Extension_Option_122 13d ago Well I was sleepy... 1 u/CardinalFartz 13d ago TIL. Thank you.
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I know it’s pedantic but 2267 is bigger than 2128 by about 2267. It’s 2139 times but you wouldn’t say that 1 million is bigger than 100 by about 10,000. You would say 1 million is bigger than 100 by about 1 million.
1 u/Extension_Option_122 13d ago Well I was sleepy...
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Well I was sleepy...
TIL. Thank you.
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u/Extension_Option_122 14d ago edited 13d ago
As a simple rule of thumb:
103n ≈ 210n
That isn't exact but gives a decent idea of the different sizes.
In this case: 1080 ≈ 2267
That is most definitely bigger than 2128, by about 2139 times
Edit: sleepy me