numbers

a billion: 1,000,000,000
a trillion: 1,000,000,000,000

Unless I thought about it real hard, I know of no other way to answer this question.

Re: numbers


1,000,000,000



1,000,000,000,000



That's not true, though the names change the numbers don't.

if a trillion = a thosand millions what does a thousand trillion = and who makes up the names and where does he or she get the authority?

First, a trillion doesn't equal a thousand millions. A billion does.

Second, 1,000,000,000,000,000 is a quadrillion or a thousand trillion.

Who makes up the names? Mathematicians throughout the years. No one person that I'm aware of.

We have certain prefixes in place and I believe on this matter, we have things a little screwed up. For instance,
If bi=2, tri=3, quad=4
Then it seems that a billion should be 1,000,000 because of the two sets of thousands. And a trillion should be 1,000,000,000. Quadrillion should likewise be 1,000,000,000,000. But, that's just my simple mind thinking.

There is also a zillion. But, that seems to be a fictitious number according to the table of "Names of Large and Small Numbers." Here is a link:
Names of Large and Small Numbers

Dear Mr. Allen sorry about that mistake on the billion thanks for your responce i clicked on that link and all i can say is wow. I am 70 yrs.old it shows your never to old to learn

Giga (1,000,000,000) .. US billion
Tetra (1,000,000,000,000).. US trillion; UK billion
Exa (1,000,000,000,000,000,000).. UK trillion

http://www.alcyone.com/max/reference/physics/prefixes.html

I had this conversation with someone else one time. We were talking about literature and he was surprised that I hadn't read a few books he had mentioned. I thought it was a simple understanding that with the plethora of books out there to read, I just might have missed a few.

At 70 John, I'd have to say that you probably have an expertise in several areas that far exceeds other's. Lacking knowledge in something is no biggy. Sometimes, I get confused on things I should know rather well. One time I made a stupid statement about the change of seasons in connection to the earth's rotation around the sun. One I dare repeat here. I'm not ready for another storm of laughter just yet. All this to say, I can relate. It happens to all of us.

That's mainly why I just simply try to answer someone's question if I think I know it or watch a topic to learn something new myself.

I went to see Mr. Google :wink:

http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwords/billion

Apologies satt_focusable, I am not competing with you.
I just didn't try your link. :wink:

Dear Mr. Smokingunn thank you for your reply. I used your link and it too was very informitive.My parents were born in ireland Roscoman and Monahan John.

Hello John, your name smells of Irishness too, John Treanor, nice to be in contact with you. There are a few Treanors' around here too. I'm not sure of how they spell their surname. Some use Traynor.