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  2. Non-numerical words for quantities - Wikipedia

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    Dozen: 12 A collection of twelve things or units from Old French dozaine "a dozen, a number of twelve" in various usages, from doze (12c.) [2] Baker's dozen: 13 From the notion that a baker would include an extra item in a batch of twelve so as not to be accused of shortchanging a customer Half-dozen 6 Six of something Decade: 10

  3. Dozen - Wikipedia

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    The dozen may be one of the earliest primitive integer groupings, perhaps because there are approximately a dozen cycles of the Moon, or months, in a cycle of the Sun, or year. Twelve is convenient because it has a maximal number of divisors among the numbers up to its double, a property only true of 1, 2, 6, 12, 60, 360, and 2520. [1]

  4. Gross (unit) - Wikipedia

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    A gross refers to a group of 144 items (a dozen dozen or a square dozen, 12 2). [1] [2] A great gross refers to a group of 1,728 items (a dozen gross or a cubic dozen, 12 3). [1] [2] A small gross [3] or a great hundred [4] refers to a group of 120 items (ten dozen, 10×12). The term can be abbreviated gr. or gro., and dates from the early 15th ...

  5. English numerals - Wikipedia

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    Many people have no direct experience of manipulating numbers this large, and many non-American readers may interpret billion as 10 12 (even if they are young enough to have been taught otherwise at school); moreover, usage of the "long" billion is standard in some non-English-speaking countries. For these reasons, defining the word may be ...

  6. This local doughnut store is offering a $12-a-dozen promotion

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    The $12 deal is good on the Duck Dozen, which the franchise says is made up of "creative combinations inspired by our hometown of Duck, NC."

  7. Today's 'Spelling Bee' Answers and Hints on Monday, December ...

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    Spelling Bee Hints on Monday, December 11, 2023. Here are some hints to keep in mind for today: There are 32 words in today's puzzle. There are 136 points available

  8. Duodecimal - Wikipedia

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    The duodecimal system, also known as base twelve or dozenal, is a positional numeral system using twelve as its base.In duodecimal, the number twelve is denoted "10", meaning 1 twelve and 0 units; in the decimal system, this number is instead written as "12" meaning 1 ten and 2 units, and the string "10" means ten.

  9. Today's 'Spelling Bee' Answers and Hints on Tuesday ... - AOL

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    Hints and answers for today's 'Spelling Bee' on Tuesday, December 12.