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Why isn't there more international confusion over what we call a billion since a US billion is a thousand million and an English or German billion is a million million?
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International commerce has almost universally adopted the "short scale", in which named numbers increase by a factor of one thousand instead of one million. In the "long scale" terms such as "milliard" and "billiard" were used for the intermediate factors of one thousand. Short scale : one billion = one thousand million (109) Long scale : one billion = one million million (1012)
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What is a thousand thousand thousands?
one thousand million is an "English billion" or 10 billion in American terms
What is billion and trillion?
An English billion is a million million ie. 1,000,000,000,000 an American billion is a thousand million ie. 1,000,000,000 An English trillion is a billion billion ie. 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 An American trillion is a thousand billion (the same as an English billion) ie. 1,000,000,000,000
1 billion dollar how million?
In the English-speaking world, a billion is one thousand million. In many languages, that would be called a milliard and a billion would be one thousand milliard.
Does one billion is equal to 100 million?
It equals 1000 million. Warning. A billion is 1000 million in the USA, but not everywhere. In many English-speaking countries a billion is a million million. In everyday matters in the US you can use billion without worrying, but if your words might be going international it would probably be worth while to learn the other ways of doing it. Here's how : - American............ British............ Exponential ............Scientific English............... English........... notation .................notation thousand ..........thousand ............103 .........................Kilo million ..................million ...............106 ........................Mega billion ............thousand million ......109 ........................Giga trillion ..................billion ................1012 .......................Tera
How many million for a billion?
A billion has either a thousand million, or a million million. In English-speaking countries, usually a thousand million.
A German billion is 1000000000000 A U.S. billion is 1000000000 The German word for billion is Milliarde How does this calculate?
International commerce has almost universally adopted the "short scale", in which named numbers increase by a factor of one thousand instead of one million. Short scale: one billion = one thousand million (109). In the "long scale" terms such as "milliard" and "billiard" were used for the intermediate factors of one thousand. Long scale: one billion = one million million (1012). Milliard is the number 1,000,000,000 or 109. That is one thousand million. It is not used in America and seldom in other forms of English. Billion is the normal term for one thousand million in most of the English-speaking world. In many other languages a billion refers to a thousand milliard - 1,000,000,000,000 or 1012.
How many millions make one billion?
One thousand thousands is one million: 1,000,000 In English speaking countries one thousand millions make a billion: 1,000,000,000 In non-English speaking countries one million millions make one billion: 1,000,000,000,000
What is a milliard?
Milliard is the number 1,000,000,000 or 109. That is one thousand million. It is not used in America and seldom in other forms of English. Billion is the normal term for one thousand million in most of the English-speaking world. In many other languages a billion refers to a thousand milliard - 1,000,000,000,000 or 1012.
What is milliarders?
Milliard is the number 1,000,000,000 or 109. That is one thousand million. It is not used in America and seldom in other forms of English. Billion is the normal term for one thousand million in most of the English-speaking world. In many other languages a billion refers to a thousand milliard - 1,000,000,000,000 or 1012.
Another word for a thousand million?
That's called a "billion" in some countries - especially in English-speaking countries. In other countries, "billion" means a million million; and a thousand million may be called just that ("a thousand million"), or, for example in German, a "Milliarde", and similar names in other languages.That's called a "billion" in some countries - especially in English-speaking countries. In other countries, "billion" means a million million; and a thousand million may be called just that ("a thousand million"), or, for example in German, a "Milliarde", and similar names in other languages.That's called a "billion" in some countries - especially in English-speaking countries. In other countries, "billion" means a million million; and a thousand million may be called just that ("a thousand million"), or, for example in German, a "Milliarde", and similar names in other languages.That's called a "billion" in some countries - especially in English-speaking countries. In other countries, "billion" means a million million; and a thousand million may be called just that ("a thousand million"), or, for example in German, a "Milliarde", and similar names in other languages.
How many Irish players in English football?
approximately 93 billion 238 thousand and 78 Irish players are there in English Football
Is a trillion a thousand billion?
Yep. Just as a billion is a thousand millions, and a million is a thousand thousands.
