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a digital divide problem [closed]
Now, we have original number array: a_1 > a_2 > a_3 > ... > a_(m*n) > 0, I wonder whether the following inequality is the truth, if so, could you give me the proof or some instruction?
inequality:
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质数 vs 素数
质数 and 素数 both mean "prime numbers" in chinese.
What's the difference in their nuances and usage?
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Are there more special numerals like 廿?
In Hong Kong herbal tea shops, you will see a tea called "廿四味" (24 flavours)
(you will also hear "廿蚊" to mean "20 dollars" in small shops)
In this case 廿 (niàn or pán) has the meaning "20".
Are ...
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How to write 400,002,000 in Chinese properly?
I got a number, 400,002,000, I wonder how to read it?
Should it be one of these two? Or something else?
四亿零二千
四亿二千
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Grammar for counting in Chinese (for non-native speakers of Chinese)
I need to write a program that can insert the count of objects into a text - without knowing virtually anything about the Chinese language. While for English this needs to distinguish between singular ...
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Syntax of 'Number Number MeasureWord'
What are the rules governing expressions such as 七八成 (seventy or eighty percent) or 一两个 (one or two)? Must the numerals be monosyllables? What are the restrictions on the measure words? Can there be ...
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佰 vs 百: inconsistency in use
I saw a portion of a video course of Japanese tutorials aimed at Hong Kong Cantonese speakers, and notice that while introducing Japanese numbers, they translated the Japanese word for 600 as 六百, then ...
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Different pronounciation for the number 'one'?
Was talking to my friend (native Chinese) the other day and when she read out a phone number she said "yao" for all the "ones" in the phone number.
However, as far as I remember, for all other cases ...
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Number two in chinese: 二 vs 两
I always knew, from my studies of Japanese, that the number two is 二 (èr). I am not sure about the actual etymology, but looking at the character, it's understandable why it represents the number "2".
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Rules for saying numbers
I just wondered what are the rules of saying numbers...
For example:
10 = 十
19 = 十九
100 = 一百
1,000 = 一千
10,000 = 一萬
but
119 = 一百一十九
then
110 = 一百一
1,100 = 一千一
11,000 = 一萬一
and then
10,110 = ...
