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TIL until 1974, the US billion was quantified as 1,000 million and the UK billion was 1 million million. (researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk)
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[–] Lophostemon@aussie.zone 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

A million million seems a tad unlikely as a number to reach for anything.

[–] 1adam12@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Isn’t that just a trillion? The US GDP or national debt, or bits on a hard drive are examples.

[–] Lophostemon@aussie.zone 0 points 10 months ago

I thought a Trillian was an assistant for Dr. Who.