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If all the whole numbers were arranged in alphabetical order which would be first and which would be last?

Question #57594. Asked by barker111.

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Flynn_17
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Flynn_17
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Answer has 4 votes.
First - billion
Last - zero

Jun 07 2005, 10:02 AM
SOTHC
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SOTHC
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Answer has 3 votes.
I think a zillion would be last

Jun 07 2005, 10:14 AM
mooseman93
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mooseman93
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Answer has 4 votes.
zillion is not an official number

Jun 07 2005, 11:21 AM
barker111
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barker111

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First - eight
Last - zero

There is no number "billion" it is "one billion".

Jun 07 2005, 12:49 PM
SOTHC
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SOTHC
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Answer has 3 votes.
If we are going to split hairs then Zero is not a number

Jun 07 2005, 2:23 PM
ogicu8abruok
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ogicu8abruok
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Answer has 4 votes.
Yes it is.

Jun 07 2005, 4:12 PM
SOTHC
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SOTHC
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Answer has 3 votes.
Zero is the absence of a number

Jun 07 2005, 4:53 PM
SOTHC
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SOTHC
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Answer has 3 votes.
forget my last replies as the dictionary definition of a whole number is - A member of the set of positive integers and zero.

Jun 07 2005, 4:57 PM
gmackematix
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gmackematix
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Answer has 2 votes.
Actually, just like zero, negative integers are whole numbers too.

Jun 07 2005, 5:29 PM
peasypod
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peasypod
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......and if we exclude the zero, the last whole number would be two vigintillion two undecillion two trillion two thousand two hundred two. ;)

Jun 07 2005, 5:32 PM
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Ilona_Ritter
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Answer has 2 votes.
Technically this could not be done because numbers are infinate in both directions, so you would always have more names, even ones we don't know at this point so it really cannot be answered.

Jun 07 2005, 7:30 PM
barker111
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barker111

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Unnamed whole numbers are impossible to include in an alphabetical order, so untill these numbers are named they aren't considered and we work with the whole numbers that have names and the question can be answered.

Jun 07 2005, 8:24 PM
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