Well think about it....
You got 1 million, 2 million...... 999 million.... then you flip over to 1 billion.
It goes like such...
Million
Billion
Trillion
Quadrillion
Quitillion
Sextillion
Septillion
Octillion
Nonitillion
Decitillion... etc...
Go check out this entry on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trillion)
2006-11-07 09:30:02
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answered by jeff the drunk 6
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The "traditional" value of a billion is a million million, just as a million is a thousand thousand. However this was changed in the US for reason or reasons unknown, and has come to be adopted around the english speaking world. Probably 'cos a traditional billion is a number that'd be rarely used (i.e. it is a 'modern' trillion, 1 * 10^12). How often d'you use that outside of science lessons? And Bill Gates bank account obviously.
2006-11-09 04:08:54
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answered by Chris P 1
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many of the later answers are correct.
both are now using 1,000 million for a billion; up until 10-15 years ago, an American billion was "a thousand million" British, and a British billion was an American trillion.
no one has ever used 100 million for a billion.
2006-11-07 11:27:27
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answered by kent_shakespear 7
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Yes it's different in the UK & USA. A billion here is 1 million million. A billion in the USA I believe is 1000 million.
2006-11-08 00:01:56
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answered by S 2
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Officially a billion was a million million in the UK and a thousand million in the USA. Now the american version has been adopted here too - just like we have started calling 'films' 'movies'.
2006-11-07 10:04:12
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answered by SteveNaive 3
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It used to be the case that a UK billion was 1 million million, but we now seem to have adopted the American version and that is that 1Billion = 1000 million.
Confuses old gits like me......especially as we have gone decimal and the Yanks still work in feet and inches!
2006-11-07 09:30:36
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answered by Pit Bull 5
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1000 million make a billion in the US. In the UK it was 1000000 million when I was at school, but I have noticed a trend towards using the American billion more.
2006-11-07 09:26:12
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answered by Older&Wiser 5
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Well a thousand million make a billion in the UK, Hopefully an American will answer as well and you can compare!!
2006-11-07 09:24:42
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answered by Anonymous
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In non English speaking countries
10^6 = million
10^9 = milliard
10^12 = billion
10^15 = billiard
10^18 = trillion
10^24 = quadrillion
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So 1 billion = a million times a million
Th
2006-11-07 09:38:33
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answered by Thermo 6
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Yes, although apparently the traditional UK terms are gradually changing and the American usage is becoming more common everywhere. In both the US and in the UK, a one with six zeroes is called a "million" In the US, a one with nine zeroes is a "billion". In traditional UK usage, that number would be a "thousand million". In the US, a one with twelve zeroes would be a "trillion". In traditional UK usage, that number would be a "billion".
2016-03-17 06:38:15
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answered by ? 4
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