Mike Hommey wrote: > On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 09:25:13PM +0000, Evgeni Golov > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:42:08 -0300 Paulo Marcondes wrote: >> >> > billion = 10^6 * 10^6 (IIRC, as used in Portugal - no jokes here!) >> >> =10^12 :) >> >> and Germany, France, former UdSSR, <insert your country here> > > Anywhere where milliard is 10^9, basically...
Which includes England, according to Merriam-Webster [1]. The Spanish Royal Academy also defines[2] it as 10^12, which would mean every Spanish speaking country uses that definition too. [1] http://www.m-w.com/mw/table/number.htm [2] http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=bill%F3n -- Felipe Sateler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]