while browsing the dr. math web site i came across the definition of one billion, and the fact that it is different between america and england. can any uk citizens verify this?
basically, it said for americans:
1,000,000,000 == 1 billion
but for the english
1,000,000,000 == 1 thousand million
and that the english billion is:
1,000,000,000,000 == 1 billion
while in american it's:
1,000,000,000,000 == 1 trillion