Yes, a milliard is the same as one billion, but the term "milliard" is primarily used in some non-English-speaking countries. In the short scale system, which is commonly used in the United States and most English-speaking countries, one billion equals 1,000 million (10^9). In contrast, the long scale system, historically used in some European countries, defines a billion as a million million (10^12), but this usage has largely fallen out of favor.
9, a milliard is an archaic word for one billion.
In Europe billion comes after milliard, while in America 'milliard' does not exist. So while in America one billion equals one hundred million, it is one thousand million in Europe.
a billion (1 000 000 000) is called un milliard in French.
six. The million is the same, the billion is different, 12 zeros in Europe. The US billion with 9 zeros is the European milliard.
In the US a trillion comes after a billion. In other countries, a billion is called a milliard and a billion would be equivalent to a trillion in US terms.
9, a milliard is an archaic word for one billion.
In Europe billion comes after milliard, while in America 'milliard' does not exist. So while in America one billion equals one hundred million, it is one thousand million in Europe.
No. Milliard is the French word for billion (1 000 000 000). 1.4 milliard is 1,400,000,000 or 1400 millions euros.
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.
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.
a billion (1 000 000 000) is called un milliard in French.
A ''billion'' is called a milliard in danish (10000000), a billion is 10000000
six. The million is the same, the billion is different, 12 zeros in Europe. The US billion with 9 zeros is the European milliard.
Yes, in American English. In French, and in some areas of Britain, the word "milliard" is used for 1000 million, and "billion" is used for 1000 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.
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.
In English-speaking countries a billion is 1,000,000,000, so 9 zeros. However, in many languages, that is a milliard and a billion is one thousand milliards or 1,000,000,000,000 - 12 zeros.