"31 million answers compared to 11 million" or 11 millions?

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[Stack Overflow has] more than 31 million answers, compared to 11 million for the rest of the network.

Should million be in plural of singular form? I don't know what the correct rule is here since "answers" implicitly follows million.

Does this answer your question? A few millions results or a few million result — Weather Vane, Commented Mar 1, 2021 at 7:10
Another suggestion: Why is there no plural 's' after “hundred” or “thousand” in cardinal numbers? — Weather Vane, Commented Mar 1, 2021 at 7:12
@WeatherVane Thanks for the suggestions, it is a different question because in my question I don't know what the correct rule is here since "answers" implicitly follows million. — Franck Dernoncourt, Commented Mar 1, 2021 at 7:13
Specific numbers are used in the singular, when there is a noun or implied noun following. So there might be 11 million, or 11 million answers, but there are 'millions of answers'. — Weather Vane, Commented Mar 1, 2021 at 7:34
@WeatherVane got it, thanks! You're welcome to convert your comment into an answer. — Franck Dernoncourt, Commented Mar 1, 2021 at 7:36

chasly - supports Monica · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-01 10:58:10Z

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Let us substitute a different adjective. We will substitute "good" for "million".

[Stack Overflow has] more than 31 good answers, compared to 11 good for the rest of the network.

"11 good" is an abbreviation for "11 good answers".

answered Mar 1, 2021 at 10:58

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