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But you could use Base-1024, in which case the term is used correctly. It's all relative ;)



Why? The common base is 10, and "orders of magnitude" is normally based on 10X between orders here. Ten fingers, decimal system, etc. Don't bring up metric vs. Imperial ;)

I work at an engineering firm, and that's how most engineers understand it.




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