Indian numbering system

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The Indian numbering system is used in the Indian subcontinent (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Pakistan) to express large numbers. The terms lakh (100,000) and crore (10,000,000)^[1] are the most commonly used terms (even in English, such as in a local variety called Indian English) to express large numbers in the system.

System[edit | edit source]

The Indian numbering system corresponds to the Western system for the zeroth through fourth powers of ten: one (10⁰), ten (10¹), one hundred (10²), one thousand (10³), ten thousand (10⁴). For higher powers of ten, the names no longer correspond. In the Indian system, the next powers of ten are called one lakh, ten lakh, one crore, ten crore, one arab (or one hundred crore), and so on; there are new words for every second power of ten (10^{5 + 2n}): lakh (10⁵), crore (10⁷), arab (10⁹), etc. In the Western system, the next powers of ten are called one hundred thousand, one million, ten million, one hundred million, one billion (short scale)/one thousand million (long scale), and so on; in the short scale, there are new words for every third power of ten (10³ⁿ): million (10⁶), billion (10⁹), trillion (10¹²), etc.

Written numbers differ in the placement of commas, grouping digits into powers of one hundred (10²) in the Indian system (except for the first thousand), and into powers of one thousand (10³) in the Western system. The Indian and most English systems both use the decimal point and the comma digit-separator, while some other languages and countries using the Western numbering system use the decimal comma and the thin space or point to group digits.^[2]

There are terms for numbers larger than 1 crore as well, but these are not commonly used and are unfamiliar to most.^{[citation needed]} These include 1 arab (equal to 100 crore or 1 billion (short scale)), 1 kharab (equal to 100 arab or 100 billion (short scale)), 1 nil (sometimes incorrectly transliterated as neel; equal to 100 kharab or 10 trillion), 1 padma (equal to 100 nil or 1 quadrillion), 1 shankh (equal to 100 padma or 100 quadrillion), and 1 mahashankh (equal to 100 shankh or 10 quintillion). In common parlance, the thousand, lakh, and crore terminology (though inconsistent) repeats for larger numbers: thus 1,000,000,000,000 (one trillion) becomes 1 lakh crore, written as 10,00,00,00,00,000.

Examples[edit | edit source]

150,000 rupees in India is referred to as "1.5 lakh rupees", which is written as 1,50,000 rupees; 30,000,000 (thirty million) rupees is referred to as "3 crore rupees", which is written as 3,00,00,000 rupees with commas at the thousand, lakh, and crore places.

Use of separators[edit | edit source]

The Indian numbering system uses separators differently from the international norm. Instead of grouping digits by threes as in the international system, the Indian numbering system groups the rightmost three digits together (until the hundreds place), and thereafter groups by sets of two digits.^[3] One trillion would thus be written as 10,00,00,00,00,000 or 10 kharab (or one lakh crore). This makes the number convenient to read using the system's terminology. For example:

Indian system	Indian system (words)	International system	International system (words)
5,00,000	Five lakh	500,000	Five hundred thousand
12,34,56,789	Twelve crore thirty-four lakh fifty-six thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine	123,456,789	One hundred and twenty-three million four hundred and fifty-six thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine
17,00,00,00,000	Seventeen arab	17,000,000,000	Seventeen billion (short scale)
6,78,90,00,00,00,00,000	Six padma seventy-eight nil ninety kharab	6,789,000,000,000,000	Six quadrillion seven hundred and eighty nine trillion

This accords with the Indian numbering system, which has units for thousands, hundreds of thousands, tens of millions, etc.

Names of numbers[edit | edit source]

The table below follows the short scale usage of one billion being one thousand million. In India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, following former British usage, the long scale was used, with one billion equivalent to one million million.

Names of numbers
Hindustani	Marathi	Bengali	Odia	Tamil	Telugu	Kannada	Malayalam	Nepali	Indian notation	Power notation	International notation^[4]	Short scale Western (long scale Western)
South Asian English									Indian notation	Power notation	International notation^[4]	Short scale Western (long scale Western)
एक / ایک (ēk)	एक (ēk)	এক (êk)	ଏକ (eka)	ஒன்று (oṉṟu)	ఒకటి (okaṭi)	ಒಂದು (ondu)	ഒന്ന് (onn)	एक (ēk)	1	10⁰	1	One
One									1	10⁰	1	One
दस / دس (das)	दहा (dahā)	দশ (dôś)	ଦଶ (dasa)	பத்து (pattu)	పది (padi)	ಹತ್ತು (hattu)	പത്ത് (patt)	दश (daś)	10	10¹	10	Ten SI prefix: deca-
Ten									10	10¹	10	Ten SI prefix: deca-
सौ / سو (sau)	शंभर (śambhar)	একশ (êkśō)	ଶହେ (sahe)	நூறு (nūṟu)	వంద/నూరు (vanda/nūru)	ನೂರು (nūru)	നൂറ് (nuṟ)	सय (saya)	100	10²	100	One hundred SI prefix: hecto-
One hundred									100	10²	100	One hundred SI prefix: hecto-
हज़ार / ہزار (hazār)	एक हजार (ēk hajār)	হাজার (hāzār)	ହଜାର (hajāra) ସହସ୍ର (sahasra)	ஆயிரம் (āyiram)	వెయ్యి (veyyi)	ಸಾವಿರ (sāvira)	ആയിരം (āyiraṁ)	एक हजार (ēk hajār)	1,000	10³	1,000	One thousand SI prefix: kilo-
One thousand									1,000	10³	1,000	One thousand SI prefix: kilo-
दस हज़ार / دس ہزار (das hazār)	दहा हजार (dahā hajār)	দশ হাজার (dôś hāzār) অযুত (ōjut)	ଦଶ ହଜାର (dasa hajāra) ଅୟୁତ (ayuta)	பத்தாயிரம் (pattāyiram) ஆயுதம் (āyutam)	పది వేలు (padi vēlu)	ಹತ್ತು ಸಾವಿರ (hattu sāvira)	പതിനായിരം (patināyiraṁ)	दश हजार (daś hajār)	10,000	10⁴	10,000	Ten thousand
Ten thousand									10,000	10⁴	10,000	Ten thousand
लाख / لاکھ (lākh)	एक लाख (ēk lākh)	লক্ষ (lôkkhō) লাখ (lākh)	ଲକ୍ଷ (lakhya)	இலட்சம் (ilaṭcam) நியுதம் (niyutam)	లక్ష (lakṣa)	ಲಕ್ಷ (lakṣa)	ലക്ഷം (lakṣaṁ)	एक लाख (ēk lākh)	1,00,000	10⁵	100,000	One hundred thousand
One lakh (sometimes transliterated as lac)									1,00,000	10⁵	100,000	One hundred thousand
दस लाख / دس لاکھ (das lākh)	दहा लाख (dahā lākh)	দশ লাখ (dôś lākh) নিযুত (nijut)	ଦଶ ଲକ୍ଷ (daśa lakhya) ନିୟୁତ (niyuta)	பத்து இலட்சம் (pattu ilaṭcam)	పది లక్షలు (padi lakṣalu)	ಹತ್ತು ಲಕ್ಷ (hattu lakṣa)	പത്തുലക്ഷം (pattulakṣaṁ)	दश लाख (daś lākh)	10,00,000	10⁶	1,000,000	One million SI prefix: mega-
Ten lakh									10,00,000	10⁶	1,000,000	One million SI prefix: mega-
करोड़ / کروڑ (karōṛ)	एक कोटी (ēk kōṭī)	কোটি (kōṭi)	କୋଟି (koṭi)	கோடி (kōṭi)	కోటి (kōṭi)	ಕೋಟಿ (kōṭi)	കോടി (kōṭi)	एक करोड (ēk karoḍ)	1,00,00,000	10⁷	10,000,000	Ten million
One crore									1,00,00,000	10⁷	10,000,000	Ten million
दस करोड़ / دس کروڑ (das karōṛ)	दहा कोटी (dahā kōṭī)	দশ কোটি (dôś kōṭi) অর্বুদ (ōrbud)	ଦଶ କୋଟି (dasa koṭi) ଅର୍ବୁଦ (arbuda)	அற்புதம் (aṟputam)	పది కోట్లు (padi kōṭlu)	ಹತ್ತು ಕೋಟಿ (hattu kōṭi)	പത്തുകോടി (pattukōṭi)	दश करोड (daś karoḍ)	10,00,00,000	10⁸	100,000,000	One hundred million
Ten crore									10,00,00,000	10⁸	100,000,000	One hundred million
अरब / ارب (arab) सौ करोड़ / سو کروڑ (sau karōṛ)	एक अब्ज (ēk abja)	একশ কোটি (êkśō kōṭi) মহার্বুদ (môhārbud)	ଏକ ଶହେ କୋଟି (eka sahe koṭi) ବୃନ୍ଦ (brunda)	நிகற்புதம் (nikaṟputam)	వంద కోట్లు (vanda kōṭlu)	ನೂರು ಕೋಟಿ (nūru kōṭi)	നൂറുകോടി (nūṟukōṭi)	एक अर्ब (ēk arba)	1,00,00,00,000	10⁹	1,000,000,000	One billion (one milliard) SI prefix: giga-
One arab / one hundred crore									1,00,00,00,000	10⁹	1,000,000,000	One billion (one milliard) SI prefix: giga-
दस अरब / دس ارب (das arab) एक हज़ार करोड़ / ایک ہزار کروڑ (ēk hazār karōṛ)	एक खर्व (ek kharva)	হাজার কোটি (hāzār kōṭi) খর্ব (khôrbō)	ହଜାର କୋଟି (hajāra koṭi) ଖର୍ବ (kharba)	கும்பம் (kumpam)	వెయ్యి కోట్లు (veyyi kōṭlu)	ಒಂದು ಸಾವಿರ ಕೋಟಿ (ondu sāvira kōṭi)	ആയിരം കോടി (āyiraṁ kōṭi)	दश अर्ब (daś arba)	10,00,00,00,000	10¹⁰	10,000,000,000	Ten billion (ten milliard)
Ten arab / one thousand crore									10,00,00,00,000	10¹⁰	10,000,000,000	Ten billion (ten milliard)
खरब / کھرب (kharab)	एक निखर्व (ek nikharva)	দশ হাজার কোটি (dôś hājār kōṭi) মহাখর্ব (môhākhôrbō)	ଦଶ ହଜାର କୋଟି (dasa hajāra koṭi) ନିଖର୍ବ (nikharba)	கணம் (kaṇam)	పది వేల కోట్లు (padi vēla kōṭlu)	ಹತ್ತು ಸಾವಿರ ಕೋಟಿ (hattu sāvira kōṭi)	പതിനായിരം കോടി (patināyiraṁ kōṭi)	एक खर्ब (ēk kharba)	1,00,00,00,00,000	10¹¹	100,000,000,000	One hundred billion (one hundred milliard)
One kharab / one hundred arab / ten thousand crore									1,00,00,00,00,000	10¹¹	100,000,000,000	One hundred billion (one hundred milliard)
दस खरब / دس کھرب (das kharab) एक लाख करोड़ / ایک لاکھ کروڑ (ēk lākh karōṛ)	एक पद्म (ēk padma)	লাখ কোটি (lākh kōṭi) শঙ্খ (śôṅkhō)	ଲକ୍ଷ କୋଟି (lakhya koṭi) ଶଙ୍ଖ (saṅkha)	கற்பம் (kaṟpam)	లక్ష కోట్లు (lakṣa kōṭlu)	ಒಂದು ಲಕ್ಷ ಕೋಟಿ (ondu lakṣa kōṭi)	ഒരു ലക്ഷം കോടി (oru lakṣaṁ kōṭi)	दश खर्ब (daś kharba)	10,00,00,00,00,000	10¹²	1,000,000,000,000	One trillion (one billion) SI prefix: tera-
Ten kharab / one thousand arab / one lakh crore									10,00,00,00,00,000	10¹²	1,000,000,000,000	One trillion (one billion) SI prefix: tera-
नील / نیل (nīl)	एक महापद्म (ek mahāpadma)	দশ লাখ কোটি (dôś lākh kōṭi) পদ্ম (pôddō) মহাশঙ্খ (môhāśôṅkhō)	ଦଶ ଲକ୍ଷ କୋଟି (dasa lakhya koṭi) ପଦ୍ମ (padma)	நிகற்பம் (nikaṟpam)	పది లక్షల కోట్లు (padi lakṣala kōṭlu)	ಹತ್ತು ಲಕ್ಷ ಕೋಟಿ (hattu lakṣa kōṭi)	പത്തുലക്ഷം കോടി (pattulakṣaṁ kōṭi)	नील (nīl)	1,00,00,00,00,00,000	10¹³	10,000,000,000,000	Ten trillion (ten billion)
One nil / one hundred kharab / ten thousand arab / ten lakh crore									1,00,00,00,00,00,000	10¹³	10,000,000,000,000	Ten trillion (ten billion)
दस नील / دس نیل (das nīl) एक करोड़ करोड़ / ایک کروڑ کروڑ (ēk karōṛ karōṛ)	एक शंखू (ēk śaṅkhū)	একশ লাখ কোটি (êkśō lākh kōṭi) শতকোটি লক্ষ (śôtôkōṭi lôkkō) মহাপদ্ম (môhāpôddō)	ଶହେ ଲକ୍ଷ କୋଟି (sahe lakhya koṭi) ସାଗର (sāgara)	பதுமம் (patumam)	కోటి కోట్లు (kōṭi kōṭlu)	ಒಂದು ಕೋಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ (ondu kōṭi kōṭi)	നൂറ് ലക്ഷം കോടി (nuṟ lakṣaṁ kōṭi)	दश नील (daś nīl)	10,00,00,00,00,00,000	10¹⁴	100,000,000,000,000	One hundred trillion (one hundred billion)
Ten nil / one crore crore									10,00,00,00,00,00,000	10¹⁴	100,000,000,000,000	One hundred trillion (one hundred billion)
पद्म / پدم (padma)	एक जलधि शंखू (eka jaladhi śaṅkhū)	হাজার লাখ কোটি (hāzār lākh kōṭi)	ହଜାର ଲକ୍ଷ କୋଟି (hajāra lakhya koṭi) ଅନ୍ତ୍ୟ (antya)	சங்கம் (caṅkam)	పది కోట్ల కోట్లు (padi kōṭla kōṭlu)	ಹತ್ತು ಕೋಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ (hattu kōṭi kōṭi)	ആയിരം ലക്ഷം കോടി (āyiraṁ lakṣaṁ kōṭi)	पद्म (padma)	100,00,00,00,00,00,000	10¹⁵	1,000,000,000,000,000	One quadrillion (one billiard) SI prefix: peta-
One padma / one hundred nil / ten crore crore									100,00,00,00,00,00,000	10¹⁵	1,000,000,000,000,000	One quadrillion (one billiard) SI prefix: peta-
दस पद्म / دس پدم (das padma)	एक अंत्य (eka antya)	দশ হাজার লাখ কোটি (dôś hāzār lākh kōṭi)	ଦଶ ହଜାର ଲକ୍ଷ କୋଟି (dasa hajāra lakhya koṭi) ମଧ୍ୟ (madhya)	வெள்ளம் (veḷḷam) சமுத்திரம் (camuttiram)	వంద కోట్ల కోట్లు (vanda kōṭla kōṭlu)	ನೂರು ಕೋಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ (nūru kōṭi kōṭi)	പതിനായിരം ലക്ഷം കോടി (patināyiraṁ lakṣaṁ kōṭi)	दश पद्म (daś padma)	10,00,00,00,00,00,00,000	10¹⁶	10,000,000,000,000,000	Ten quadrillion (ten billiard)
Ten padma / one hundred crore crore									10,00,00,00,00,00,00,000	10¹⁶	10,000,000,000,000,000	Ten quadrillion (ten billiard)
शंख / شنکھ (śaṅkh)	एक परार्ध (eka parārdha)	শত হাজার লাখ কোটি (śoto hāzār lākh kōṭi)	ଶହେ ହଜାର ଲକ୍ଷ କୋଟି (sahe hajāra lakhya koṭi) ପରାର୍ଦ୍ଧ (parārddha)	அந்நியம் (anniyam)	వెయ్యి కోట్ల కోట్లు (veyyi kōṭla kōṭlu)	ಒಂದು ಸಾವಿರ ಕೋಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ (ondu sāvira kōṭi kōṭi)	ലക്ഷം ലക്ഷം കോടി (lakṣaṁ lakṣaṁ kōṭi)	शंख (śaṅkha)	100,00,00,00,00,00,00,000	10¹⁷	100,000,000,000,000,000	One hundred quadrillion (one hundred billiard)
One shankh / one hundred padma / one thousand crore crore / one lakh lakh crore									100,00,00,00,00,00,00,000	10¹⁷	100,000,000,000,000,000	One hundred quadrillion (one hundred billiard)
दस शंख / دس شنکھ (das śaṅkh) गुलशन / گلشن (gulśan)	एक महापरार्ध (eka mahāparārdha)	দশ শত হাজার লাখ কোটি (doś śoto hāzār lākh kōṭi) গুলশান (gulśān)	ଦଶ ଶହେ ହଜାର ଲକ୍ଷ କୋଟି (dasa sahe hajāra lakhya koṭi) ଦଶ ପରାର୍ଦ୍ଧ (daśa parārddha)	அர்த்தம் (arttam)	పది వేల కోట్ల కోట్లు (padi vēla kōṭla kōṭlu)	ಹತ್ತು ಸಾವಿರ ಕೋಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ (hattu sāvira kōṭi kōṭi)	പത്തുലക്ഷം ലക്ഷം കോടി (pattulakṣaṁ lakṣaṁ kōṭi)	दश शंख (daś śaṅkha)	10,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000	10¹⁸	1,000,000,000,000,000,000	One quintillion (one trillion) SI prefix: exa-
Ten shankh / ten thousand crore crore									10,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000	10¹⁸	1,000,000,000,000,000,000	One quintillion (one trillion) SI prefix: exa-

Vedic numbering systems[edit | edit source]

There are various systems of numeration found in various ancient Vedic literary works of India. The following table gives one such system used in the Valmiki Ramayana.^[5]

	Indian notation	Power notation	Equivalent numeric representation	Indian system	Short scale Western
एक (ēka)	0,00,001	10⁰	1	One	One
दश (daśa)	0,00,010	10¹	10	Ten	Ten
शत (śata)	0,00,100	10²	100	One hundred	One hundred
सहस्र (sahasra)	0,01,000	10³	1,000	One thousand	One thousand
अयुत (ayuta)	0,10,000	10⁴	10,000	Ten thousand	Ten thousand
लक्ष (lakṣa)	1,00,000	10⁵	100,000	One lakh	One hundred thousand
नियुत (niyuta)	1,00,000 daśa	10⁶	1,000,000	Ten lakh	One million
कोटि (kōṭi)	1,00,000 śata	10⁷	10,000,000	One crore	Ten million
शङ्कु (śaṅku)	1,00,000 koṭi	10¹²	1,000,000,000,000	One Shankh Or Ten kharab Or One lakh crore	One trillion
महाशङ्कु (mahāśaṅku)	1,00,000 śaṅku	10¹⁷	100,000,000,000,000,000	One shankh	One hundred quadrillion
कणिका (Kanika)	1,00,000 mahāśaṅku	10²²	10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000	Mahashankh	Ten sextillion (ten trilliard)
महाकणिका (mahākanika)	1,00,000 kanika	10²⁷	1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000	Vrinda	One octillion
पद्म (padma)	1,00,000 mahāvr̥nda	10³²	100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000	Padma	One hundred nonillion
महापद्म (mahāpadma)	1,00,000 padma	10³⁷	10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000	Mahapadma	Ten undecillion
खंडवा (khandwa)	1,00,000 mahāpadma	10⁴²	1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000	Khandwa	One tredecillion
महाखंडवा (mahākhandwa)	1,00,000 khandwa	10⁴⁷	100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000	Mahakhandwa	One hundred quattuordecillion
समुद्र (samudra)	1,00,000 mahākhandwa	10⁵²	10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000	Samudra	Ten sexdecillion
नेहा (ōgha)	1,00,000 samudra	10⁵⁷	1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000	Aasman	One octodecillion
महासमान (mahaasmaan)	1,00,000 aasman	10⁶²	100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000	Mahaasman	One hundred novemdecillion
विक्रांत (vikrant)	1,00,000 mahaneha	10⁶⁷	10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000	Vikranta	Ten unvigintillion
महाविक्रांत (mahāvikrant)	1,00,000 vikranta	10⁷²	10 ,00,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000	Mahavikranta	One trevigintillion

Usage in different languages[edit | edit source]

In Assamese, a lakh is also called লক্ষ lokhyo, or লাখ lakh and a crore is called কৌটি বা কোটি kouti
In Bengali, a lakh is natively (tadbhava) known as লাখ lākh, though some use the ardha-tatsama লক্ষ lokkho. A crore is called কোটি kōṭi
In Burmese, crore is called ကုဋေ [ɡədè]. Lakh is used in Burmese English.
In Dhivehi, a lakh is called ލައްކަ la'kha and a crore is called ކްރޯރް kroaru
In Gujarati, a lakh is called લાખ lākh and a crore is called કરોડ karoḍ. A hundred crore is called અબજ abaj
In Kannada, a lakh is called ಲಕ್ಷ lakṣha and a crore is called ಕೋಟಿ kōṭi
In Khasi, a lakh is called lak and a crore is called klur or krur. A billion is called arab and hundred billion is called kharab.
In Malayalam, a lakh is called ലക്ഷം laksham and a crore is called കോടി kodi.
In Marathi, a lakh is called लाख/लक्ष lākh and a crore is called कोटी koṭi or करोड karoḍ, and an arab (10⁹) is called अब्ज abja.
In Nepali, a lakh is called लाख lākh and a crore is called करोड karoḍ.
In Odia, a lakh is called ଲକ୍ଷ lakhya and a crore is called କୋଟି koṭi.
In Punjabi, a lakh is called lakkh (Shahmukhi: لکھ, Gurmukhi: ਲੱਖ) and a crore is called karoṛ (Shahmukhi: کروڑ, Gurmukhi: ਕਰੋੜ).
In Rohingya, a lakh is called lák and a crore is called kurul. A thousand crore is called kuthí.
In Sinhala, a lakh is called ලක්ෂ lakṣa and a crore is called කෝටි kōṭi.
In Tamil, a lakh is called இலட்சம் ilaṭcam and a crore is called கோடி kōṭi.
In Telugu, a lakh is called లక్ష lakṣha and a crore is called కోటి kōṭi.
In Urdu, a lakh is called لاکھ lākh and a crore is called کروڑ karoṛ. A billion is called arab (ارب), and one hundred billion/arab is called a kharab (کھرب).
Lakh has entered the Swahili language as "laki" and is in common use.

Formal written publications in English in India tend to use lakh/crore for Indian currency and International numbering for foreign currencies.^[6]

Current usage[edit | edit source]

The usage of this system is limited to the nations of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. It is universally employed within these countries, and is preferred to the English numbering system.^[7]

Sri Lanka used this system in the past but has switched to the English numbering system in recent years.

In the Maldives, the term lakh is widely used in official documents and local speech. However the English numbering system is preferred for higher denominations (i.e millions etc).

Most institutions and citizens in India use the Indian number system, although the Reserve Bank of India has been noted as a rare exception.^[8]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Knowing our Numbers". Department Of School Education And Literacy. National Repository of Open Educational Resources. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
↑ "Decimal and Thousands Separators (International Language Environments Guide)". docs.oracle.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
↑ Emmons, John (25 March 2018). "UNICODE LOCALE DATA MARKUP LANGUAGE (LDML) PART 3: NUMBERS". Unicode.org. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
↑ Use of separator in digit grouping here follows customs in most English-speaking countries. For international standards and details, see decimal mark.
↑ "Valmiki Ramayana - Yuddha Kanda". www.valmikiramayan.net.
↑ Shapiro, Richard (16 August 2012). "The most distinctive counting system in English? Indian cardinal numbers". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 24 May 2020. - Shapiro is/was an OED employee. The article states: "The opinions and other information contained in the OED blog posts and comments do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of Oxford University Press."
↑ Krulwich, Robert; Block, Ezra (21 October 2010). "Hey! Who Can Explain What India Does With Its Commas?". NPR. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
↑ Gurpur (10 August 2015). "Can we follow Indian numbering system for simplicity and good order?". Moneylife News & Views. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[nroer-1] "Knowing our Numbers". Department Of School Education And Literacy. National Repository of Open Educational Resources. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

[2] "Decimal and Thousands Separators (International Language Environments Guide)". docs.oracle.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[3] Emmons, John (25 March 2018). "UNICODE LOCALE DATA MARKUP LANGUAGE (LDML) PART 3: NUMBERS". Unicode.org. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

[4] Use of separator in digit grouping here follows customs in most English-speaking countries. For international standards and details, see decimal mark.

[5] "Valmiki Ramayana - Yuddha Kanda". www.valmikiramayan.net.

[6] Shapiro, Richard (16 August 2012). "The most distinctive counting system in English? Indian cardinal numbers". Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 24 May 2020. - Shapiro is/was an OED employee. The article states: "The opinions and other information contained in the OED blog posts and comments do not necessarily reflect the opinions or positions of Oxford University Press."

[7] Krulwich, Robert; Block, Ezra (21 October 2010). "Hey! Who Can Explain What India Does With Its Commas?". NPR. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[8] Gurpur (10 August 2015). "Can we follow Indian numbering system for simplicity and good order?". Moneylife News & Views. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

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