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This dataset is large, over 1 GB.

It's a correct use of a comma, yes. But what's

I'll add something that's a little jarring about it as a sentence--which is how it might sound out in a person's head--especially if that person doesn't translate "1 GB" to "a gigabyte" automatically: in their head.

This dataset is large, over one gee bee.

You wouldn't write the following, but imagine it sounding like: This dataset is large, over one gee bee.

It wouldSo your sentence could be smoother written as how you'd say it out loud:

  • "This dataset is large--over a gigabyte."

ButWhich is something you might prefer. But if you're talking about something larger, like 350 GB, then you'd certainly want to keep it as a number instead of expanding it out to "three-hundred-and-fifty gigabytes" (for instance).

This dataset is large, over 1 GB.

It's correct. But what's a little jarring about it is how it might sound out in a person's head--especially if that person doesn't translate "1 GB" to "a gigabyte" automatically:

This dataset is large, over one gee bee.

It would be smoother written as how you'd say it out loud:

  • "This dataset is large--over a gigabyte."

But if you're talking about something larger, like 350 GB, then you'd certainly want to keep it as a number instead of expanding it out to "three-hundred-and-fifty gigabytes" (for instance).

This dataset is large, over 1 GB.

It's a correct use of a comma, yes.

I'll add something that's a little jarring about it as a sentence--which is how it might sound out in a person's head--especially if that person doesn't translate "1 GB" to "a gigabyte" automatically in their head.

You wouldn't write the following, but imagine it sounding like: This dataset is large, over one gee bee.

So your sentence could be smoother written as how you'd say it out loud:

  • "This dataset is large--over a gigabyte."

Which is something you might prefer. But if you're talking about something larger, like 350 GB, then you'd certainly want to keep it as a number instead of expanding it out to "three-hundred-and-fifty gigabytes" (for instance).

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HostileFork says dont trust SE
HostileFork says dont trust SE
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This dataset is large, over 1 GB.

What'sIt's correct. But what's a little jarring about it is how it might sound out in a person's head--especially if that person doesn't translate "1 GB" to "a gigabyte" automatically:

This dataset is large, over one gee bee.

It would be smoother written as how you'd say it out loud:

  • "This dataset is large--over a gigabyte."

But if you're talking about something larger, like 350 GB, then you'd certainly want to keep it as a number instead of expanding it out to "three-hundred-and-fifty gigabytes" (for instance).

This dataset is large, over 1 GB.

What's a little jarring about it is how it might sound out in a person's head--especially if that person doesn't translate "1 GB" to "a gigabyte" automatically:

This dataset is large, over one gee bee.

It would be smoother written as how you'd say it out loud:

  • "This dataset is large--over a gigabyte."

But if you're talking about something larger, like 350 GB, then you'd certainly want to keep it as a number instead of expanding it out to "three-hundred-and-fifty gigabytes" (for instance).

This dataset is large, over 1 GB.

It's correct. But what's a little jarring about it is how it might sound out in a person's head--especially if that person doesn't translate "1 GB" to "a gigabyte" automatically:

This dataset is large, over one gee bee.

It would be smoother written as how you'd say it out loud:

  • "This dataset is large--over a gigabyte."

But if you're talking about something larger, like 350 GB, then you'd certainly want to keep it as a number instead of expanding it out to "three-hundred-and-fifty gigabytes" (for instance).

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HostileFork says dont trust SE
HostileFork says dont trust SE
  • 3.2k
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This dataset is large, over 1 GB.

What's a little jarring about it is how it might sound out in a person's head--especially if that person doesn't translate "1 GB" to "a gigabyte" automatically:

This dataset is large, over one gee bee.

It would be smoother written as how you'd say it out loud:

  • "This dataset is large--over a gigabyte."

But if you're talking about something larger, like 350 GB, then you'd certainly want to keep it as a number instead of expanding it out to "three-hundred-and-fifty gigabytes" (for instance).