Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 14:49:44 -0800 From: "Freddie Cash" <fcash@bigfoot.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Useful Metric Conversions Message-ID: <200003162250.OAA28180@ocis.ocis.net> In-Reply-To: <20000316130751.I759@mojave.worldwide.lemis.com> References: <200003161046.LAA36557@dorifer.heim3.tu-clausthal.de>; from olli@dorifer.heim3.tu-clausthal.de on Thu, Mar 16, 2000 at 11:46:05AM %2B0100
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JOOC, what is the progression in the non-Americas for 10^3 -
10^12?
Here in Canada, it's:
10^3 thousand
10^6 million
10^9 billion
10^12 trillion
Freddie
> Well, no, a billion is 10**12 in every country except the USA. The
> Americans have a history of short measure. Compare:
> England USA
> Pint 20 fl oz 16 fl oz
> Gallon 4.5 litres 3.8 litres
> Ton 2240 lbs 2000 lbs
> Billion 10**12 10**9
> Greg
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