Feb 4, 2005 12:00
19 yrs ago
English term
6700
English
Bus/Financial
Mathematics & Statistics
The original text says: "the number has stabilized at 6.7 thousand".
What is the best way to write this number in English:
6700 (with or without the appropriate separators)
67 hundred (is a number + word combination correct?)
6.7 thousand
can "67 hundred" be considered a more or less precise description of the number than "6.7 thousand"?
TIA
What is the best way to write this number in English:
6700 (with or without the appropriate separators)
67 hundred (is a number + word combination correct?)
6.7 thousand
can "67 hundred" be considered a more or less precise description of the number than "6.7 thousand"?
TIA
Responses
| 4 +17 | 6,700 |
RogerGerEng (X)
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| 4 +2 | 6.7 thousand |
Arcoiris
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| 5 | 6700 |
Maria Karra
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+17
3 mins
Selected
6,700
67 hundred is just another way of saying 6,700 or 6.7 thousand.
Preferred is 6,700 in U.S.
Preferred is 6,700 in U.S.
Peer comment(s):
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juvera
: In the UK as well.
4 mins
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| agree |
Louise Mawbey
4 mins
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| agree |
Tanja Kaether (X)
5 mins
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| agree |
paolamonaco
: no doubt
6 mins
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| agree |
David Knowles
: In context, 6.7 thousand might be appropriate. I certainly wouldn't write 67 hundred.
6 mins
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| agree |
Enza Longo
11 mins
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| agree |
Misiaczek
13 mins
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| agree |
Dr. Salil Gupta, Ph.D.
: it more accepted in most countries, even in India. The Russians prefer to write it as 6.700
1 hr
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| agree |
KatyaZ
1 hr
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| agree |
Alexander Demyanov
3 hrs
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| agree |
Elena Sgarbo (X)
3 hrs
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| agree |
Mark Xiang
3 hrs
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| agree |
Vita Merkulova
3 hrs
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| agree |
Madeleine MacRae Klintebo
7 hrs
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| agree |
Karen Ordanic
11 hrs
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| agree |
Maria Chmelarova
13 hrs
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humbird
15 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Actually Ian Harknett and Urbanist said what I wanted to hear in their comments, but they didn't put in answers :-(
Thanks to all, as always."
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Maria Karra
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6700
Hi. 67 hundred or X(whatever) hundred is used very often in every-day language, but NOT in mathematics/statistics. You won't find it in textbooks or scientific documents. It's definitely not a more "precise" description than 6.7 thousand or 6700. I believe the best way (always in a mathematics/statistics context) is 6700. (You can always use exponentials of course, ex. 6.7 x 10^3, but it's not necessary in this case, the number isn't very large.)
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Note added at 14 mins (2005-02-04 12:14:55 GMT)
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I just saw your note, i.e. that your text is about the number of gas stations, not a math/stats scientific text. In that case you can say 67 hundred or 6,700. 6.7 thousand would look strange, IMHO.
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Note added at 14 mins (2005-02-04 12:14:55 GMT)
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I just saw your note, i.e. that your text is about the number of gas stations, not a math/stats scientific text. In that case you can say 67 hundred or 6,700. 6.7 thousand would look strange, IMHO.
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38 mins
6.7 thousand
The decimal point indicates that the number after the 7 is not specified or not known. As it refers to the number of gas stations I suspect the speaker is talking about an approximate number: the numbers of stations might be 6,708 or 6,732 or whatever, but the precise number is not important.
If you use 6,700 it means that the number is exact (which may or may not be)
If you use 6,700 it means that the number is exact (which may or may not be)
Peer comment(s):
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seaMount
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thank you
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Ian M-H (X)
: ... and definitely not "67 hundred" as far as British English is concerned // Alternatively, Asker could try something along the lines of "stabilised/stabilized at around 6,700"
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thank you
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Joshua Wolfe
: Written English does not permit "6.7 thousand", scientific notation would be "6.7 x 10" with superscript 3, but this is an interview: readers will assume it is not an exact number -- if necessary, could write "about 6700"
8 hrs
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| agree |
Jörgen Slet
: and with Ian and Urbanist
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