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R: approx.size

approx.size

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approx.size

Approximate size of an integer; a poor man's exponential notation.

approx.size(x, unit.names = "long", ..., digits = 1)

`x`	A number.
`unit.names`	"long", "short", or "comma"; determines wheter the output reads like "10 million", "10m", or "10,000,000", respectively.
`...`	Additional arguments
`digits`	The number of decimal digits to retain.

A simple printing system to make numbers readable.

## Not run: 
library(memuse)

approx.size(12345678)
approx.size(12345678, unit.names="comma")

## End(Not run)