In English and related languages, several terms involving the words "great" or "gross" relate to numbers involving a multiple of exponents of
twelve (
dozen
A dozen (commonly abbreviated doz or dz) is a grouping of twelve.
The dozen may be one of the earliest primitive integer groupings, perhaps because there are approximately a dozen cycles of the Moon, or months, in a cycle of the Sun, or year ...
):
*A gross refers to a group of
144 items (a dozen dozen or a square dozen, 12
2).
*A great gross refers to a group of
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items (a dozen gross or a cubic dozen, 12
3).
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*A small gross or a great hundred refers to a group of
120 120 may refer to:
*120 (number), the number
* AD 120, a year in the 2nd century AD
*120 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC
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items (ten dozen, 10×12).
The term can be abbreviated ''gr.'' or ''gro.'', and dates from the early 15th century. It derives from the Old French ''grosse douzaine'', meaning "large dozen”. The continued use of these terms in measurement and counting represents the
duodecimal number system. This has led groups such as the
Dozenal Society of America to advocate for wider use of "gross" and related terms instead of the
decimal system.
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See also
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Long hundred
The long hundred, also known as the great hundred or twelfty, is the number 120 (in base-10 Arabic numerals) that was referred to as "hundred" in Germanic languages prior to the 15th century, and is now known as one hundred twenty, or six score. ...
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Units of amount
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