• infeeeee@lemm.ee
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    15 days ago

    Quick note, that’s the English term, where Billlion is 109. A lot other countries use the so called “Long Scale” where 109 is called Milliard, and Billion is 1012.

    Comparison of the 2 scales from Wikipedia:

    Power of 10 American English (Short Scale) European English (Long Scale)
    106 Million Million
    109 Billion Milliard
    1012 Trillion Billion
    1015 Quadrillion Billiard
    1018 Quintillion Trillion
    1021 Sextillion Trilliard