The UK seems to be moving towards the US definition. I get the impression that the term is sometimes avoided because of this confusion.
www.number-10.gov.uk/su/energy/23.html www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/manuals/cfmmanual/cfm800/ www.tradepartners.gov.uk/energy/iran/profile/overview.shtml -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph B. Reid Sent: 08 October 2003 18:17 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:27138] Re: Powers of 10 Madan wrote in USMA 27134: > Watch this small movie > http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/ > > It starts from 10 million light-years and moves to 1 > trillion km to 100 attometers. > > Madan > Which trillion? In USA: 1 billion = 10 to the 9th 1 trillion = 10 to the 12th. In most other countries: 1 billion = 10 to the 12th 1 trillion = 10 to the 18th.
