Why don't we call millions and billions respectively "mega-Euro" (M€) and "giga-Euro" (G€)?

No, seriously

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SW-User

Hmm millionaire & billionaire are easier to utter than megaeuroist & gigaeuroist 😛

HannibalAteMeOut · 22-25, F

Why don't we call cents deci-euros? 🤔

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basilfawlty89 · 31-35, M

@HannibalAteMeOut lies!

helenS · 36-40, F

@HannibalAteMeOut One Deci-Euro would be [i]ten[/i] cents.
One cent is a centi-euro, which is where the name comes from.
deci=1/10, centi=1/100
1 Centimeter = 1/100 m.

HannibalAteMeOut · 22-25, F

@helenS true true, I wasn't thinking

SomeMichGuy · M

Yes, I agree, esp. with the British counting by millions & American counting by thousands, the SI prefixes are preferable.

I have used M$ & G$. Of course, the cent is 1 c$, or a tenth of a deci$...

helenS · 36-40, F

I do, but I encounter difficulties.

Elessar · 26-30, M

@helenS Let's start a micronation together 👌

helenS · 36-40, F

@Elessar Ten milli-Euros are one cent. Ten Euros are one kilocent.

Elessar · 26-30, M

@helenS That'll be the first article of the µNation's constitution

"No unit shall be above the SI"

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