Category : Numeracy

A link found on Wikipedia on English-language numerals Short scale is the English translation of the French term échelle courte, which designates a system of numeric names in which the word billion means only a thousand millions according to this document the french adopted the short scale which was taken by the americans now the french use the long scale now as do the italians last modified 22:48 25 Dec via Xeni Jardin [bOING bOING] refers to dispellin complications arising in the Indian system of commers coming between every two naughts [zeros] which are named arab for billion nine zeros..