TheComputerGuy
11-26-2000, 10:10 AM
ok this is 1 million, 1,000,000 is this 1,000,000,000 1 billion, or is it one hundred million equal one billion
![]() | View Full Version : Billions or Millions TheComputerGuy 11-26-2000, 10:10 AM ok this is 1 million, 1,000,000 is this 1,000,000,000 1 billion, or is it one hundred million equal one billion MattF 11-26-2000, 10:50 AM 1,000 million equals 1 billion 1 billion = 1,000,000,000 1 million = 1,000,000 Duster 11-26-2000, 03:01 PM There is a difference between what Americans consider a billion and what the British consider a billion (I don't know about the rest of the world). You can get different answers that are all correct, as, like so many things, they depend on one's perspective. Félix C.Courtemanche 11-26-2000, 03:33 PM so write the number in digit :) Racin' Rob 11-26-2000, 04:31 PM Why not use computer lingo? 1x10e24 = 1 yotta 1x10e21 = 1 zetta 1x10e18 = 1 exa 1x10e15 = 1 peta 1 Trillion = 1 tera 1 Million = 1 mega 1 Billion = 1 giga 1 Thousand = 1 kilo 1 Hundred = 1 hecto 1 Ten = 1 deka 1 = One and 2+2=4 :) etLux 11-26-2000, 07:56 PM bil·lion 1.) The cardinal number equal to 10 to the ninth power. 2.) Chiefly British: The cardinal number equal to 10 to the twelfth power. See also: http://www.dictionary.com/cgi-bin/dict.pl?term=billion |