Are 120g and 120.000g the same?

Answer 1

No, 120g and 120.000g are not the same. The first value, 120g, is equivalent to 120 grams, while the second value, 120.000g, is equivalent to 120.000 grams. The additional zeros after the decimal point indicate a higher level of precision in the measurement, making the second value more specific than the first.

Answer 2

Yes, unless the period is being used as a separator in the second number, which would place the second number as one hundred and twenty thousand. This is done in some areas of Europe, maybe all, but I haven't been everywhere :). If the period is being used as a decimal, then those two numbers are the same. To get more in depth, the zero, when used behind a decimal, is entirely theoretical. It doesn't represent a number or an amount, but rather the absence of anything at all. The bottom line to your answer is if you are using the period as a decimal, then there is no difference in those numbers.