Note the convention that humanize_number follows.

Add 'engineering' numbers to table.
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@ -76,16 +76,19 @@ by 1024 until it will.
In this case, prefix
.Fa suffix
with the appropriate SI designator.
.Nm
follows the traditional computer science conventions rather than the proposed
SI power of two convention.
.Pp
The prefixes are:
.Bl -column "Prefix" "Description" "Multiplier" -offset indent
.It Sy "Prefix" Ta Sy "Description" Ta Sy "Multiplier"
.It Li k Ta No kilo Ta 1024
.It Li M Ta No mega Ta 1048576
.It Li G Ta No giga Ta 1073741824
.It Li T Ta No tera Ta 1099511627776
.It Li P Ta No peta Ta 1125899906842624
.It Li E Ta No exa Ta 1152921504606846976
.Bl -column "Prefix" "Description" "1000000000000000000" -offset indent
.It Sy "Prefix" Ta Sy "Description" Ta Sy "Multiplier" Ta Sy "Multiplier 1000x"
.It Li k Ta No kilo Ta 1024 Ta 1000
.It Li M Ta No mega Ta 1048576 Ta 1000000
.It Li G Ta No giga Ta 1073741824 Ta 1000000000
.It Li T Ta No tera Ta 1099511627776 Ta 1000000000000
.It Li P Ta No peta Ta 1125899906842624 Ta 1000000000000000
.It Li E Ta No exa Ta 1152921504606846976 Ta 1000000000000000000
.El
.Pp
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