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  • macrocephalic@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Miles and pounds came to America from England, but miles were the common system at least as far back as the Romans.

    Short form numbers are used throughout the English speaking world and are the international scientific standard.

    Why is is that you think that your system of squaring makes more sense than the system of a new name for every third power of ten?