In English and related languages, several terms involving the words "great" or "gross" relate to numbers involving a multiple of exponents of twelve (dozen): A gross is a group of 144 items (a dozen dozen or a square dozen, 122). A great gross is a group of 1,728 items (a dozen gross or a cubic dozen, 123).
In English and related languages, several terms involving the words "great" or "gross" relate to numbers involving a multiple of exponents of twelve (dozen): A gross is a group of 144 items (a dozen dozen or a square dozen, 122). A great gross is a group of 1,728 items (a dozen gross or a cubic dozen, 123).
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