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What comes after trillion?

 Dec 28, 2014

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Actually, it also depends on which system you use. Where I come from (Norway), the next number in the sequence is trilliard. That is because in continental Europe and Latin America, one usually use "the long scale", while in USA, the short scale is used. Whenever I read large numbers in an English text, I have to "translate" it from the short scale, back into the long scale that I use. To be honest, that can be a pain in the neck, and quiet a bit confusing:

 

When I read "billion" I translate it into "milliard"

When I read "trillion" I translate it into "billion"

When I read "quadrillion" I translate it into "billiard"

When I read "quintillion" I translate it into "trillion"

 

As you might have noticed, numbers such as "billion" means different things depending on whether the long - or the short scale is used! 

 

 

To read more about this, visit "The Long and Short Scales" Wikipedia page. 

 Dec 28, 2014
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a Quadrillian comes after trillion !

 

1,000,000,000,000,000  thats a quadrillion!

 

 Dec 28, 2014
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OR

A trillion and one      that it the next biggest integer.

 Dec 28, 2014
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LOL!maybe...............haha your a genius Melody!

 

 Dec 28, 2014
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Because I know how to add 1 ?   You are funny Rosala :)

 Dec 28, 2014
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lol!yeah!

 

ive just proved something....

 

one should not study a lot or else they'll forget the simplest thingss

 

like me!!!

 Dec 28, 2014
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Well going by your icon you are very young :)

 Dec 28, 2014
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but still i have a human brain......and brain doesnt take knowledge by age!does it?nah!

 

 Dec 28, 2014
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Actually, it also depends on which system you use. Where I come from (Norway), the next number in the sequence is trilliard. That is because in continental Europe and Latin America, one usually use "the long scale", while in USA, the short scale is used. Whenever I read large numbers in an English text, I have to "translate" it from the short scale, back into the long scale that I use. To be honest, that can be a pain in the neck, and quiet a bit confusing:

 

When I read "billion" I translate it into "milliard"

When I read "trillion" I translate it into "billion"

When I read "quadrillion" I translate it into "billiard"

When I read "quintillion" I translate it into "trillion"

 

As you might have noticed, numbers such as "billion" means different things depending on whether the long - or the short scale is used! 

 

 

To read more about this, visit "The Long and Short Scales" Wikipedia page. 

Guest Dec 28, 2014
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What an informative answer!

 

i somehow found your translating text a bit funny!it seriously might have been a pain doing all that!

 

i really liked you answer!

 

thanks anonymous!

you surely deserve a point from me!

 Dec 28, 2014
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Thanks anon,

this is why it is so much better to write big numbers (and little numbers) in scientific notation.  

It is much less likely to be misinterpreted.  

 Dec 29, 2014
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I like tacos.

 Dec 30, 2014

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