note 34029 added to function.number-format

From: Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 09:14:24 +0000
Subject: note 34029 added to function.number-format
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Be aware that if you are changing values into words that it depends which country you are in. First off let me explain a few things to get a grounding in how words are used to describe numbers. UNIcycle is a cycle with 1 wheel (correct!) BIcycle is a cycle with 2 wheels (correct!) TRIcycle is a cycle with 3 wheels (correct!) Right!, now a million (1,000,000) is a 1 followed by 6 zeros. A billion (BI-meaning 2) would be similar to a million but have two of what a million has. Which follows that it should be a 1 followed by 12 zeros (6 x 2). BUT in the US their billion has 9 zeros, not 12 ??????? Which if you followed that logic, would give us, a bicycle is a cycle that has 1.5 wheels! ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.number-format.php Edit Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+34029 Delete Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+34029&report=yes Reject Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+34029&report=yes

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