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One billion is: 1.000.000.000 or in other words one thousand millions...Quote:
Originally posted by Doctor Luz
And what about the US "billion"?
In my country one billion is 1.000.000.000.000
But If I remember well one billion in USA is less that number. How much is it ? 100.000.000.000? That has caused to me some confussion while reading some texts.
In US: 1 Million Million (aka a european Billion) is a Trillion.
That basically raises the question what is a european trillion? And if go further that would mean that you guys are always one step ahead of us...so there has to be one word that we are not using here... :confused:Quote:
Originally posted by TheCPUWizard
In US: 1 Million Million (aka a european Billion) is a Trillion.
Well you could always use the term a milliBillion to describe 10^9 :D :D
Everytime I get in here, ....happy so much fun!:D :D :D :D
Then a US billion dollar is a Giga dollar (G$) using scientific language. :D ;)
A billion is 10^9 in the U.S. and Canada, but 10^12 in Europe.
A trillion is even more adrift, being 10^12 in the U.S. and Canada, but 10^18 in Europe.
As I understand it, for the sake of scientific sanity, the U.S./Canadian definition is now generally used by the international scientific community, and is becoming the more common usage in Europe, especially the UK.
If you could find me such an item I would be very happy.Quote:
Originally posted by Doctor Luz
Then a US billion dollar is a Giga dollar (G$) using scientific language. :D ;)
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
just wonder ?Quote:
If you could find me such an item I would be very happy.
Could you tell me y people cannot find out such an item ?;) ;) ;) :p :D :( :o :) :confused: :eek:
I think he means he'd be very happy if you could ever find him a Giga-dollar bill....Quote:
Originally posted by Wfranc
just wonder ?
Could you tell me y people cannot find out such an item ?
But don't forget your 10% commission though, as a finder's fee - oh and I wouldn't mind 10% for starting off this thread :D
Can anyone else think why they should get 10% as well ?? Now's the time to stake your claim :)
The missing word in french would be milliard:Quote:
Originally posted by Andreas Masur
That basically raises the question what is a european trillion? And if go further that would mean that you guys are always one step ahead of us...so there has to be one word that we are not using here... :confused:
value -> French -> US
10^9 -> milliard -> Billion
10^12 -> Billion -> Trillion
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By the way, in Ireland they seem to use the same as US values (Billion is 10^9)
:D
Basically,all the American "came from" the European and the Indian..... But why do they have an absotely different accent and in some way different pronuciation with the British and people frm other English speaking countries ???? :) Any explanation ????
:D :D :D :D :D
Standard drift caused by isolation. Same reason people from different regions of the same country speak with different accents. Nothing special [IMHO]
It's hard to imagine that kind of thing today, with worldwide communications and whatnot. But even a hundred years ago, you only spoke with people you met in person, which was rarely more than a dozen miles from home. For this reason there was little uniformity in language. This accounts for the changes in spelling and pronunciation of words, and before the printing press, the shapes of the letters. Now that people have dictionaries and the internet and an education, for the most part, language tends to change very little, and is even a bit convergent, whereas before it was divergent.Quote:
Originally posted by Wfranc
Basically,all the American "came from" the European and the Indian..... But why do they have an absotely different accent and in some way different pronuciation with the British and people frm other English speaking countries ???? :) Any explanation ????
[IMHO]<-- yours !!! TheCPUWizard:) But I dont know wat that is.
solarflare!!! you re like a ling,your words r amazing!!! really!:)
you two nice guys !!!:)