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From thousands to millions to billions to trillions to quadrillions and beyond: Do numbers ever end?

  • Written by Manil Suri, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
From thousands to millions to billions to trillions to quadrillions and beyond: Do numbers ever end?The number zero was a relatively recent and crucial addition − it allows numbers to extend in both directions forever.pixel_dreams/iStock via Getty Images PlusFrom thousands to millions to billions to trillions to quadrillions and beyond: Do numbers ever end?

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