• dutchkimble@lemy.lol
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    3 months ago

    So after the first 3 zeroes, it’s a comma every second zero. And there are local names for those denominations.

    So

    10

    100

    1,000

    10,000

    1,00,000 = 1 Lakh or 1 Lac

    10,00,000 = 10 Lakhs/Lacs

    1,00,00,000 = 1 Crore

    People generally don’t use the next set of names which are called 1 Arab and then 1 Kharab and probably a few more, they just start saying 1000 crores or lakhs of crore etc.

    Many people also use millions and billions instead of the above.

    And then decimals are denoted by a period, not commas.

    Kind of related, our financial year is from 1st April till 31st March, so you gotta watch out for quarter numbers not matching. Our financial Q1 is the calendar Q2…

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      3 months ago

      While I never enjoy the fiscal years some other countries use, I’m accustomed enough to work with them. It was the comma notation you’ve laid out that threw me the first time I saw it.