Hititwitharock t1_j3aeb7p wrote on January 7, 2023 at 3:23 AM

Why do we even have a word for this.

RevolutionaryMove357 t1_j3anzji wrote on January 7, 2023 at 4:41 AM

Some poor scholar spent his life’s work calculating then naming that shape.

Macnaa t1_j3bczza wrote on January 7, 2023 at 9:22 AM

There is a formula for constructing these words for every number. Like naming chemicals

BrotherItsInTheDrum t1_j3cdzjf wrote on January 7, 2023 at 3:45 PM

It's like saying why do we have a word for "six hundred ninety seven." The different components of the name just mean six hundred ninety seven, all smudged together.