is there a way to parse a compact number into a real number?

[MatthewRack]

I know how to go from 54,123 to 54K using format_compact_decimal. Is there a way to go from 54K to 54,000 for any locale the compact number might be in?

[akx]

There is no such function in Babel at present.

If you can find an Unicode specification for parsing them (as there is for formatting) we can look into implementing that.