Lemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmit.onlineEnglish · 11 months agoTIL until 1974, the US billion was quantified as 1,000 million and the UK billion was 1 million million.researchbriefings.files.parliament.ukexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkTIL until 1974, the US billion was quantified as 1,000 million and the UK billion was 1 million million.researchbriefings.files.parliament.ukLemmit.Online bot@lemmit.onlineMB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmit.onlineEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareLophostemonlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoA million million seems a tad unlikely as a number to reach for anything.
minus-square1adam12@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoIsn’t that just a trillion? The US GDP or national debt, or bits on a hard drive are examples.
minus-squareLophostemonlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 months agoI thought a Trillian was an assistant for Dr. Who.
A million million seems a tad unlikely as a number to reach for anything.
Isn’t that just a trillion? The US GDP or national debt, or bits on a hard drive are examples.
I thought a Trillian was an assistant for Dr. Who.