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> in most non-English European languages i dont think that's true

• LoSboccacc 8y ago
  https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilione https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilione
• Svip 8y ago
  > i dont think that's true Here is a handy list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales#Long_scale_users https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales#Long_sca...
  • buboard 8y ago
    weird. Greek is short, not "other"
    • scatters 8y ago
      The Greek system parallels the short scale, but the terms themselves are derived from the myriad system; δισεκατομμύριο disekatommýrio, 10^9, literally reads twice-hundred-myriad.
• rostigerpudel 8y ago
  Can confirm it's true for French and German: Million 10^6 Milliard(e) 10^9 Billion 10^12 Billiard(e) 10^15
• GeneralMayhem 8y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales#Long_scale_users https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales#Long_sca... The UK is the only place in Europe where "billion" means 10^9; in Eastern European languages, there simply isn't an equivalent word, and everywhere else it means 10^12.
  • leaveyou 8y ago
    in romanian it's like in French: million = milion, billion = miliard
  • viraptor 8y ago
    An equivalent word for what? Poland is an EE language and has milion, miliard, bilion, biliard, etc.