TIL that there are two different naming systems in the world for large numbers: the short and long scale system. In the short scale system (US, UK, Brazil…), a billion is 10^9 (1,000 million), in the long scale system (Europe, Latin America…), a billion is 10^12 (1,000,000 million).

by whatilearned September 10, 2022, 7:55 am