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Milliard was the standard British word for 1,000,000,000 until some point in the 1970s.
by Symbiote 4y ago
Milliard was the standard British word for 1,000,000,000 until some point in the 1970s.
- simonh 4y agoThen there was the British billion, which was a million million. The US version has taken over completely.
- throw0101c 4y agoFrom Numberphile, "How big is a billion?" (2012): * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-52AI_ojyQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-52AI_ojyQ