144 paper clips in twelve boxes is what?

Answer 1

The 'mathematical' term for 144 is 'a gross'.

There are a dozen paper clips in a dozen boxes.... which is very few. Most paper clip suppliers put more than that in a box.... perhaps you mean twelve boxes - each containing 144 paper clips. I don't think there is a word for that number - 1728, except that it is 12 'cubed' - the product of multiplying 12 by 12 by 12.