Incidentally the word 'trivia' comes from the THREE medieval subjects of grammar, logic and rhetoric.
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210 ≈ 1000, so
220 ≈ 1000000, a million, 106;
230 ≈ 1000000000, a billion, 109;
240 ≈ 1000000000000, a trillion, 1012
and then
280 ≈ a trillion trillion, 1024.
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81 is 34, so 80 ≈ 81 implies that 312 ≈ 803 Now use the approximation 312 ≈ 219 to give
219 ≈ 803 = 53 × 212.
Dividing by 29,
210 ≈ 53 × 23 = 103, i.e. 1024 ≈ 1000.
A perfect harmonic seventh is given by the ratio 7/4. A perfect harmonic fourth is given by the ratio 4/3. Two fourths give 16/9, and the approximation 16/9 ≈ 7/4 is equivalent to 64 ≈ 63.
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