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
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 Plus
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