Long and short scales definition

Long and short scales

Topics Long and short scales Definition

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Numeral

10⁹, a thousand millions.
- Western (Arabic) Numeral milliard, 10⁹
  - Previous: long scale: million, 1,000,000
  - Next: long scale: billion, 10¹²
- Symbolic: 10⁹ = 1,000,000,000

Cardinal number

milliard

A milliard (a short scale billion).

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