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kid64yesterday at 3:31 PM1 replyview on HN

$50k and €30 are of the same order of magnitude.


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graypeggyesterday at 3:37 PM

This is offtopic honestly, but I'm curious if I've been using this phrase wrong for my whole life. Doesn't "order of magnitude" refer to steps of powers of ten?

$50000 vs €30. (or €42066.30 vs €30 if I normalize the currency) 5x10^4 vs 3x10^1.

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