Why does the Polish trillion have 9 zeros and the English trillion has 12? Apparently, English (probably also Russian) a billion is our billion. Why is there such confusion with numbers ...

In Wikipedia you can find the following information:

Different language - different names, I don't see anything strange about it. Rather, it is strange that a million have the same name everywhere

I understand the difference. But why here a trillion has 9 zeros and there has 12 ... That's confusing.

Because a billion in Polish is a different word than billion in English. So it's not like a trillion has 9 here and there has 12 zeros. Besides, just like arekadiusz he wrote, it is the other way around: here a trillion is 10 ^ 12, and in the USA, billion is 10 ^ 9. Besides, the difference is not only in a trillion, see it:

In English, simply the names of the numbers do not end in -iard (mil iard , bil iard , etc.), and instead there are consecutive -ions (bil ion , etc.)

This is understood by a colleague in the end or not? million - 1.000.000 - 6 zeros United Kingdom (GB): million America (US): million billion - 1,000,000,000 - 9 zeros GB: thousand million US: billion trillion - 1,000,000,000,000 - 12 zeros GB: billion US: trillion billiards - 1,000,000,000,000,000 - 15 zeros GB: thousand billion US: quadrillion trillion - 1.000.000.000.000.000.000 - 18 zeros GB: trillion US: quintillion trliard - 1.000.000.000.000.000.000.000 - 21 zeros GB: thousand trillion US: sextillion Link

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Why does the Polish trillion have 9 zeros and the English trillion has 12?
Apparently, English (probably also Russian) a billion is our billion. Why is there such confusion with numbers ...
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MARCIN.SLASK wrote:
Why does the Polish trillion have 9 zeros and the English trillion has 12?
Apparently, English (probably also Russian) a billion is our billion. Why is there such confusion with numbers ...

And not the other way around?
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In Wikipedia you can find the following information:

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In countries using the so-called short scale (mainly English-speaking countries) trillion means 1,000,000,000 = 10 ^ 9.
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(mainly English-speaking countries) trillion.

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MARCIN.SLASK wrote:
Why is there such confusion with numbers ...
Different language - different names, I don't see anything strange about it. Rather, it is strange that a million have the same name everywhere
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MARCIN.SLASK wrote:
Why is there such confusion with numbers ...
Different language - different names, I don't see anything strange about it. Rather, it is strange that a million have the same name everywhere

I understand the difference. But why here a trillion has 9 zeros and there has 12 ... That's confusing.
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Because a billion in Polish is a different word than billion in English. So it's not like "a trillion has 9 here and there has 12 zeros." Besides, just like arekadiusz he wrote, it is the other way around: here a trillion is 10 ^ 12, and in the USA, billion is 10 ^ 9. Besides, the difference is not only in a trillion, see it: http://www.jimloy.com/math/billion.htm
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In English, simply the names of the numbers do not end in -iard (mil iard , bil iard , etc.), and "instead" there are consecutive -ions (bil ion , etc.)
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MARCIN.SLASK wrote:

He understands the difference. But why here a trillion has 9 zeros and there has 12 ... That's confusing.

This is understood by a colleague in the end or not?

million - 1.000.000 - 6 zeros
United Kingdom (GB): million
America (US): million

billion - 1,000,000,000 - 9 zeros
GB: thousand million
US: billion

trillion - 1,000,000,000,000 - 12 zeros
GB: billion
US: trillion

billiards - 1,000,000,000,000,000 - 15 zeros
GB: thousand billion
US: quadrillion

trillion - 1.000.000.000.000.000.000 - 18 zeros
GB: trillion
US: quintillion

trliard - 1.000.000.000.000.000.000.000 - 21 zeros
GB: thousand trillion
US: sextillion

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The discussion centers around the differences in numerical terminology between Polish and English, specifically regarding the terms "billion" and "trillion." In Polish, a billion is defined as 10^9 (1,000,000,000), while in English, it is also 10^9 but referred to as "billion." The term "trillion" in English represents 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000), while in Polish, it is defined as 10^9 (1,000,000,000) in some contexts, leading to confusion. The conversation highlights the variations in naming conventions across languages and the implications for understanding large numbers.
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