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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion International news avoids the term "billion" because it can refer to 10^9 or 10^12.
by sdp 17y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion
International news avoids the term "billion" because it can refer to 10^9 or 10^12.
In UK English, 10^9 is called a milliard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milliard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milliard
- idm 17y agoLet's just call it 30.5 gigabarrels, and be through with it. :) Still, thanks for pointing that out.