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And two different scales of magnitudes (US-style "short scale", and "long scale" from Spanish colonial days), meaning two different meanings for millions and bi
by tomjakubowski 6y ago
And two different scales of magnitudes (US-style "short scale", and "long scale" from Spanish colonial days), meaning two different meanings for millions and billions!
https://metricpioneer.wordpress.com/2014/01/05/long-scale-and-short-scale-how-much-is-a-billion-it-depends-where-you-live/ https://metricpioneer.wordpress.com/2014/01/05/long-scale-an...
- rovr138 6y agoAnd not a small difference! And people misuse it all the time.