Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "In English and related languages, several terms involving the words \"great\" or \"gross\" (possibly, from French: grosse thick) relate to numbers involving multiples of exponents of twelve (dozen):A gross refers to a group of 144 items (a dozen dozen or a square dozen).A great gross refers to a group of 1728 items (a dozen gross or a cubic dozen).A small gross or a great hundred refers to a group of 120 items (ten dozen).A gross may be abbreviated as \"gr\" or \"gro\".The continued use of these numbers in measurement and counting represents a continuation of the tradition of the duodecimal number system in everyday life and has encouraged groups such as the Duodecimal Society of America to advocate for a wider use of such a numbering system in place of decimal."@en }
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- Gross_(unit) abstract "In English and related languages, several terms involving the words \"great\" or \"gross\" (possibly, from French: grosse thick) relate to numbers involving multiples of exponents of twelve (dozen):A gross refers to a group of 144 items (a dozen dozen or a square dozen).A great gross refers to a group of 1728 items (a dozen gross or a cubic dozen).A small gross or a great hundred refers to a group of 120 items (ten dozen).A gross may be abbreviated as \"gr\" or \"gro\".The continued use of these numbers in measurement and counting represents a continuation of the tradition of the duodecimal number system in everyday life and has encouraged groups such as the Duodecimal Society of America to advocate for a wider use of such a numbering system in place of decimal.".
- Gross_(unit) comment "In English and related languages, several terms involving the words \"great\" or \"gross\" (possibly, from French: grosse thick) relate to numbers involving multiples of exponents of twelve (dozen):A gross refers to a group of 144 items (a dozen dozen or a square dozen).A great gross refers to a group of 1728 items (a dozen gross or a cubic dozen).A small gross or a great hundred refers to a group of 120 items (ten dozen).A gross may be abbreviated as \"gr\" or \"gro\".The continued use of these numbers in measurement and counting represents a continuation of the tradition of the duodecimal number system in everyday life and has encouraged groups such as the Duodecimal Society of America to advocate for a wider use of such a numbering system in place of decimal.".