British. : billion — see table of figures.
How many millions are there in a billion?
1,000,000,000 (One billion, short 1 billion or billion, yard, long) is the natural number after 999 999 999 and before 1 000 000 001. A billion can also be written as b or bn.
What is 100000000000000000000000?
The British billion was 1,000,000,000,000 until about 1974, when American astronomers decided to depreciate it to 100,000,000,000 because they said it was easier to calculate light-years. Then someone took 1,000,000,000 as the new billion.
When did a billion become a billion?
n.m. British. one billion million equals one billion Americans.
Is a billion the same as a billion?
A billion was what we now call a billion or a thousand million. What they called a billion was a 1 followed by 12 zeros (what we call a trillion). 25
How many zeros are there in a billion?
British name. one billion million equals one billion Americans.
What is a billion worth?
How many millions is 1 billion? A billion is 1000 million.
How do you say 100000000000000000000000?
Etymology of gas So a gazillion has (28819 x 3) zeros and a gazillion is…
How many zeros are in a gazillion?
In the American system, each denomination over 1,000 million (the US billion) is 1,000 times the previous one (one trillion = 1,000 billion, one quadrillion = 1,000 trillion).
What is the word for 1000 trillion?
Billion 1,000,000,000 (9 zeros) Trillion 1,000,000,000,000 (12 zeros) Quadrillion 1,000,000,000,000,000 (15 zeros) Trillion 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 (18 zeros)
What comes first billion or billion?
In the United States, a billion is equal to a billion (9 zeros), but in most other countries, a billion is traditionally equal to a million million (12 zeros, what Americans call a trillion). The British term for what Americans call a billion is a billion, but that word is almost extinct.
Billions and billions is that the same thing?
A billion was what we now call a billion or a thousand million. What they called a billion was a 1 followed by 12 zeros (what we call a trillion).
When did people start saying billions?
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word billion was formed in the 16th century (from million and the prefix bi, two), meaning the second power of a million (1,000,000 2 = 10 12). This broad definition has been applied similarly to trillions, quadrillions, etc.