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Re: How many is a billion?

Posted By: Howard, on host 68.52.50.84
Date: Saturday, October 14, 2006, at 16:41:30
In Reply To: Re: How many is a billion? posted by Alexfrog on Saturday, October 14, 2006, at 16:29:09:

> I think the Americna version is better because it doesnt skip certain powers of 1000.
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> What do you call 10^9 in the british system? Its a billion in America, but in the British system its 1000 million. Using two words is worse than using one. Do they have a term for '1000 million' which is easier? I havent herard of it, if there is.
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> It kindof sucks to have to say 'one hundred thousand million'.

Maybe that's a buzillion.
Howard

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Message:	> > I think the Americna version is better because it doesnt skip certain powers of 1000. > > > > What do you call 10^9 in the british system? Its a billion in America, but in the British system its 1000 million. Using two words is worse than using one. Do they have a term for '1000 million' which is easier? I havent herard of it, if there is. > > > > It kindof sucks to have to say 'one hundred thousand million'. > > Maybe that's a buzillion. > Howard
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