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A billion is a number with two distinct definitions: 1,000,000,000, i.e. one thousand million, or 10 (ten to the ninth power), as defined on the short scale. This is now the meaning in all English dialects. 1,000,000,000,000, i.e. one million million, or 10 (ten to the twelfth power), as defined on the long scale.
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See moreAccording to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word billion was formed in the 16th century (from million and the prefix bi-, "two"), meaning the second power of a million (1,000,000 = 10 ). This long scale definition was similarly
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