Large Number Scales Around the World
Understand billion, milliard, trillion, and the difference between short and long scales.
Modern English usually uses the short scale. Several European languages traditionally use a long-scale system. Always include digits or scientific notation when ambiguity matters.
| Power | Short scale | Long scale | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | million | million | 1,000,000 |
| 109 | billion | milliard | 1,000,000,000 |
| 1012 | trillion | billion | 1,000,000,000,000 |
| 1015 | quadrillion | billiard | 1 followed by 15 zeros |
| 1018 | quintillion | trillion | 1 followed by 18 zeros |
| 1021 | sextillion | trilliard | 1 followed by 21 zeros |
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