You need to understand these numerical units in exchanges



When looking at charts on exchanges, you often see various numbers followed by letters like K, M, B, E, T. It can be confusing at first. But don't worry, these are just counting units used by exchanges to conveniently display large numbers. Once you get the hang of them, it's very simple.

**Commonly Used Counting Units:**

First, here is the basic correspondence. K stands for 1000, which is a thousand; M is 1,000,000, or a million; E is 100,000,000, or one hundred million; B represents 1,000,000,000, ten hundred million; T is the largest, representing 1 trillion, which is 1 followed by 12 zeros.

**Why should you understand these?**

When trading on exchanges, whether you're looking at market cap, trading volume, or holdings, the system uses these units to simplify display. For example, if a coin's total market cap is 5 billion, it will show 5B; if the trading volume reaches 2 million, it will show 2M. This makes the interface cleaner and the scale easier to grasp at a glance.

Especially when tracking specific ratios or data like 1/e, understanding these units helps you quickly grasp the market size and data scale without doing mental conversions every time.

Just remember this order: K < M < B < E < T, representing thousand, million, billion, hundred million, trillion. Next time you see these letters on an exchange, you'll understand instantly.
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