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by Svip 2798 days ago
> i dont think that's true

Here is a handy list:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales#Long_sca...

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weird. Greek is short, not "other"
The Greek system parallels the short scale, but the terms themselves are derived from the myriad system; δισεκατομμύριο disekatommýrio, 10^9, literally reads twice-hundred-myriad.