Billion is a word for a large number, and it has two distinct definitions: 1,000,000,000, i.e. one thousand million, or 10 9 (ten to the ninth power), as defined on the short scale. This is now …

The words billion and trillion, and millions were first written to describe extremely large numbers in 1475 by Jehan Adam. In 1484, Nicolas Chuquet used the words million , billion , trillion , and …

Previously in British English (but not in American English), the word "billion" referred exclusively to a million millions (1,000,000,000,000). However, this is not common anymore, and the word …

Some names of large numbers, such as million, billion, and trillion, have real referents in human experience, and are encountered in many contexts, particularly in finance and economics.

長級差制（英语：long scale，譯自法语：échelle longue），是以 billion 一詞表示「1 million million（一百萬个百万）」即「一万亿」的數位命名系統。 短級差制 （ 英语 ： short scale …

Billion is a name for a large number. There are two different meanings for the term: 1,000,000,000 (10 9, one thousand million) is the short scale definition. It is used in both British and American …

Billion is a name for a large number. It may refer specifically to: 1,000,000,000 (10 9, one thousand million), the short scale definition; 1,000,000,000,000 (10 12, one million million), the …

5 天之前 · There is a bill to be picked up for cleaning the former Soviet countries of £1 billion. By that I mean a British billion, because when I was little I was told that a billion was a million …

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Un billion est l'entier naturel qui vaut 10 12 (1 000 000 000 000) ou 1 000 000 2, soit mille milliards dans l'échelle longue (notamment utilisée dans les pays francophones).