> A satoshi (not satochi) is 0.00000001 BTC, not 0.000000001 BTC.
I have no idea, visually, what the difference is between those two numbers, and I so suspect no one else reading does either, without manually counting the zeros one-by-one.[0]
Here's an idea: we sometimes use commas to the left of the decimal point to make the numbers easier to read, perhaps using apostrophes to the right would also make things easier to read? E.g.:
A satoshi (not satochi) is 0.000'000'01 BTC, not 0.000'000'001 BTC.
I can easily tell the difference now. (The idea behind using apostrophes and not commas is that you won't inadvertently confuse the right-hand side of the decimal point with the left.)
Anyway, carry on. :)
[0] There's also scientific notation, but that only works in cases like this with lots of zeros between the decimal point and the number in question. With a number like Pi, scientific notation is useless.
I have no idea, visually, what the difference is between those two numbers, and I so suspect no one else reading does either, without manually counting the zeros one-by-one.[0]
Here's an idea: we sometimes use commas to the left of the decimal point to make the numbers easier to read, perhaps using apostrophes to the right would also make things easier to read? E.g.:
A satoshi (not satochi) is 0.000'000'01 BTC, not 0.000'000'001 BTC.
I can easily tell the difference now. (The idea behind using apostrophes and not commas is that you won't inadvertently confuse the right-hand side of the decimal point with the left.)
Anyway, carry on. :)
[0] There's also scientific notation, but that only works in cases like this with lots of zeros between the decimal point and the number in question. With a number like Pi, scientific notation is useless.