Claude’s use of “decades” sparks a small etymology joke about factors of ten
kfountou · x · 2026-07-27
A light language joke about Claude: the post points out that “decades” can mean factors of ten in the technical sense, not just ten-year periods. The author says they didn’t know the broader English meaning, and notes that the technical usage matches the word’s Greek root.
It’s a small but amusing reminder that AI outputs can surface odd bits of etymology and domain-specific language.
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