Short scale vs. long scale.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_and_short_scales Long scale is more confusing. Short scale is more logical. Carleotn From: Kilopascal [mailto:kilopas...@cox.net] Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 08:24 To: metric...@hotmail.com; U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:51144] 10^12 vs 10^18 RE: Re: A trillion dollars, give or take I don't know why some insist on passing on innumeracy. A billion is not correctly 1 x 10^9, it is 1 x 10^12. A trillion is not 1 x 10^12, it is 1 x 10^18. The prefix tells you how many zeros are to follow. The prefix tri in trillion tells you that a take the number of zeros in a million (6) and multiply them by 3 to get 18. To fill the large gaps between numbers, the -ard suffix (to replace the -on suffix) is added to the numbers a power of three above a particular number. Thus you have million (10^6), milliard (10^9), billion (10^12), billiard (10^15), trillion (10^18), trilliard (10^21), quadrillion (10^24), quadriliard (10^27), etc. If I want to know what a octilliard is the right way it is a 1 followed by (8 x 6) + 3 or 51 zeros. How much simpler can you make it? If I want to figure out the number of zeros using the innumerate method, I have to look it up, which means I won't even bother. Those who promote metrication need to also promote the numerate format of counting and number naming and quit using the innumerate format. No wonder Americans can't do math because innumerates go out of their way to make it difficult. Why bother supporting metrication as an easy system to use and continue to stumble over the abuse of numbering words. [USMA:51144] 10^12 vs 10^18 RE: Re: A trillion dollars, give or take Brij Bhushan Vij Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:39:26 -0700 James, John F-L sirs: >.....(a trillion here is defined as the now commonly accepted 10^12). UKMA Blog is an interesting piece and promotes adoption of the Metric system: http://metricviews.org.uk/2009/03/trillion-bailout-metric-imperial/ Numerically, the trillion I read during SI learning was always in powers of 10^6 i.e. *million, Billion, trillion*. This has remained confused with US counting. During my disussions I pointed to DISPARITY in numeral counting between Asian, European & American countries and proposed to resolve in multiples of 10^5 and placed at: http://www.brijvij.com/IndoEuropean_UDN.doc as also in my Book "Towards A Unified Technology (1982)" as UDN Code. It shall only be in the right perspective to give a thought to make ammends .....in line with Internation Norms, if not my proposal, as at: http://www.brijvij.com/IndoEuropean_UDN.doc Regards, Brij Bhushan Vij
