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Exept that billion is ambiguous, it might either be 10^9 (Giga) or 10^{12} (Tera).
by fhars 15y ago
Exept that billion is ambiguous, it might either be 10^9 (Giga) or 10^{12} (Tera).
- sukuriant 15y agoNot in the United States where the USD originates. And like I said, when all else fails, write it all out. Billion in USD in the United States is 10^9. Gigadollars is a made-up SI-ified term in the US G is short for grand, like "that car costs 100G's" for a $100,000 car, making it further unacceptable. Long story short, to be most easily understood, it's a good idea to use the vernacular of the area [edit: changed asterisk-asterisk to ^. Apparently two adjacent *'s aren't recognized]