Information about Billion
Billion may mean:
Numbers
Either of two numbers (see long and short scales for more detail):- 1,000,000,000 (one thousand million;
; SI prefix giga) - increasingly common meaning in English-language usage
- 1,000,000,000,000 (one million million;
; SI prefix tera) - increasingly rare meaning in English-language usage; standard meaning in many other languages
Commerce
- Billion (company), a modem manufacturer
The long and short scales are two different numerical systems used throughout the world:
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- Short scale is the English translation of the French term échelle courte.
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1,000,000,000 (alternately known as one thousand million and one billion, see below) is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001.
In scientific notation, it is written as 109.
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In scientific notation, it is written as 109.
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Giga- (symbol: G) is a prefix in the SI system of units denoting 109, or 1,000,000,000 (1 billion). The Oxford English Dictionary reports the earliest written use of giga- in this sense to be in the Reports of the IUPAC 14th Conference in 1947: "The
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Tera- (symbol: T) is a prefix in the SI system of units denoting 1012, or 1,000,000,000,000 (1 million million).
Confirmed in 1960, it comes from the Greek τέρας, meaning monster.
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Confirmed in 1960, it comes from the Greek τέρας, meaning monster.
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Billion Electric Co. Ltd
Founded 1973
Headquarters Taiwan
Industry Computer
Products Modems
Website www.billion.com
Billion Electric Pty Ltd is a Taiwanese network hardware manufacturer and distributer.
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Founded 1973
Headquarters Taiwan
Industry Computer
Products Modems
Website www.billion.com
Billion Electric Pty Ltd is a Taiwanese network hardware manufacturer and distributer.
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