Definition:Long Hundred/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Long Hundred
The long hundred was at one time used in England.
The number $100$ (one hundred) therefore often needed to be referred to as a short hundred in order to remove confusion.
Sources
- 1986: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $12$
- 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $12$