Return-Path: Received: by snark.thyrsus.com (/\==/\ Smail3.1.21.1 #21.19) id ; Mon, 3 Feb 92 15:25 EST Received: by cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (5.57/UUCP-Project/Commodore 2/8/91) id AA02083; Mon, 3 Feb 92 15:13:21 EST Received: from rutgers.edu by relay1.UU.NET with SMTP (5.61/UUNET-internet-primary) id AA11440; Mon, 3 Feb 92 14:41:57 -0500 Received: from cbmvax.UUCP by rutgers.edu (5.59/SMI4.0/RU1.4/3.08) with UUCP id AA06565; Mon, 3 Feb 92 14:07:06 EST Received: by cbmvax.cbm.commodore.com (5.57/UUCP-Project/Commodore 2/8/91) id AA11302; Mon, 3 Feb 92 13:11:41 EST Received: from CUVMB.COLUMBIA.EDU (via uunet.UU.NET) by relay1.UU.NET with SMTP (5.61/UUNET-internet-primary) id AA10902; Mon, 3 Feb 92 12:06:36 -0500 Message-Id: <9202031706.AA10902@relay1.UU.NET> Received: from CUVMB.COLUMBIA.EDU by CUVMB.COLUMBIA.EDU (IBM VM SMTP R1.2.1) with BSMTP id 7303; Mon, 03 Feb 92 12:04:10 EST Received: by CUVMB (Mailer R2.07) id 7657; Mon, 03 Feb 92 11:51:55 EST Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1992 23:15:40 +1100 Reply-To: cbmvax!uunet!cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu!nsn Sender: Lojban list From: cbmvax!uunet!cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu!nsn Subject: Re: Digit strings X-To: "Mark E. Shoulson" X-Cc: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: John Cowan In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 31 Jan 92 10:20:48 EST." Status: RO X-From-Space-Date: Mon Feb 3 15:25:35 1992 X-From-Space-Address: cbmvax!uunet!cuvma.bitnet!LOJBAN Mark proposes hierarchising {ki'o} by duplication, so as you can know whether you're takling octillions or billions from the start of the number. I don't reckon {ki'oki'o}, which shld retain {,000,000,}, is the way. The classic lojban way is, of course, subscripting. paki'oxibiboiki'oki'oki'oki'o ki'oki'opapapa 1 SEPTILLION 111.