There were two different numerical naming systems. One (the "short scale" system) had the ratio between successive new number names as 1000. The other (the "long scale" system) had it at 1,000,000. I...
No. According to the USA definition of the billiion and trillion (also known as the "short scale):1 billion = 1000 million = 1,000,000,0001 trillion = 1000 billion (or a million million) =...
Use caution, the amount varies by location! In the United States, a billion is a thousand million or 1,000,000,000 units ie 10^9. In Europe, the amount is 10^12 or a million million,...