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A sentence from [an
article](http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG313DM8G31USPT008.html) on Bitcoin in
Asahi Shimbun:

> それが世界｛せかい｝で１兆｛ちょう｝から７千億円｛せんおくえん｝相当｛そうとう｝も流通｛りゅうつう｝している。

I guess it can be translated into:

The value of those (bitcoins) circulating all over the world ranges between
0.7 and 1.0 trillion Japanese yen.

It appears very uncommon to me to put the bigger number before 「から」when
setting a range. Is this case simply a minor exception? Or am I missing some
important point?

Bonus question:

The corresponding item in スーパー大辞林 seems to be:

>
> (3)範囲{はんい}を表｛あらわ｝す｡｢…から…まで｣の形｛かたち｝をとることが多｛おお｝い｡｢小学校｛しょうがっこう｝―大学｛だいがく｝まで首席｛しゅせき｝で通｛とお｝した｣｢何｛なに｝―何｛なに｝までお世話｛せわ｝になりました｣

It implies that, when manifesting a range, 「まで」can be, or even must be,
omitted in some cases. But in what cases?
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"bigger number + から + smaller number" and the omission of 「まで」
I don't think that is unusual at all. Which number you put first depends on
the context. If you are talking about the value of a devaluating currency, you
could well put the maximum first and then the minimum last.

That would be like saying that in English you'd never say something like "this
variable can take any value from 2 to 1". If a higher value is more desirable,
it is likely to be said this way around. I'd certainly not blink or think
twice if I heard it said like this.

As for the lack of "まで", it is replaced "相当", so that's fine. In this case the
bounds are not hard and fast values, so using "まで" would actually sound weird
and something that indicates some uncertainty is more appropriate.
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