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minus-square@xePBMg9@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglish14•edit-27 months agoI think there is confusion over the long- and short scale naming system for numbers. Long Billion: 1012 Short Billion: 109
minus-square@orclev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink11•7 months agoHuh, never heard of that before. I’ve literally only ever heard of 1 billion as 1,000,000,000.
minus-square@root_beer@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish7•7 months agoYeah, it could be confusing, except what individual on earth has a trillion (long-form billion) dollars? It’ll happen in our lifetimes, sure, but not right now Also, look up lakh and crore if you want to think you’re having a stroke
I think there is confusion over the long- and short scale naming system for numbers.
Long Billion: 1012
Short Billion: 109
Huh, never heard of that before. I’ve literally only ever heard of 1 billion as 1,000,000,000.
Yeah, it could be confusing, except what individual on earth has a trillion (long-form billion) dollars? It’ll happen in our lifetimes, sure, but not right now
Also, look up lakh and crore if you want to think you’re having a stroke
WTF? Oh wow. TIL.