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VAGARIES = {4 => "thousand", 7 => "million", 10 => "billion", 13 => "trillion"}
def self.vagarise(num)
num = num.to_s
vaguest = num
for vagary in VAGARIES.keys().sort { |x,y| x <=> y }
if num.length >= vagary
unit = num[0..2].to_f / (10 ** (2 - (num.length - vagary)))
vaguest = unit.round().to_s + " " + VAGARIES[vagary]
end
end
return vaguest
end
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