Definition:Billion/Short Scale
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Definition
Billion is a name for $10^9$ in the short scale system:
- One billion $= 10^{3 \times 2 + 3}$
Also defined as
In the long scale system:
- One billion $= 10^{6 \times 2} = 10^{12}$
Also known as
Archaic and rare terms for the same number are:
Also see
Linguistic Note
The word billion derives from the prefix bi-, meaning twofold, and million, originating as the number $1 \, 000 \, 000$ to the power of $2$.
Sources
- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): billion: 2.
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): billion
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): billion
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): billion