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British million = American billion = 10^9 MM is used to denote an American million = 10^6
by ballard 13y ago
British million = American billion = 10^9
MM is used to denote an American million = 10^6
- omh 13y agoAre you sure? The old 'British Billion' was 10^12, but even that is rarely used any more. I've never seen an 'M' suffix used to mean anything other than 10^6.
- rdl 13y agoM is widely used as "thousand" in specialized contexts like "CPM" and "RPM" within the advertising/accounting space.
- Toucan 13y agoI don't think that's right. 10^6 is a million in both languages. 10^9 used to be a milliard in British English but is no longer used. It is now referred to as a billion. 10^12 used to be a billion in British English but is now referred to as a trillion. Edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-52AI_ojyQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-52AI_ojyQ explains it all quite nicely.