In English and related languages, several terms involving the words "great" or "gross" (possibly, from thick) relate to numbers involving multiples of exponents of
twelve (
dozen):
- A gross refers to a group of 144 items (a dozen dozen or a square dozen).
- A great gross refers to a group of 1728 items (a dozen gross or a cubic dozen).
- A small gross or a great hundred refers to a group of 120 items (ten dozen).
A gross may be abbreviated as "gr" or "gro".