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million = 10^6
Billion = 10^9 (i.e. 10 to the ninth power) (for Americans; not Brits!)
Trillion = 10^12
Quadrillion = 10^15
Quintillion = 10^18
Sextillion = 10^21
Septillion = 10^24
Octillion = 10^27
Nonillion = 10^30
Decillion = 10^33
When you've counted that high, come back for some more.
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The next (integer) unit after one trillion is...
1,000,000,000,001...
;-)
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jack; the u.s. defense budget, thats what.
the budget for the worthless war on some drugs is only .99999 t.
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Well trillion is not a unit but a multiplier, the unit would be $ or Watts or seconds. I've not heard anything above a trillion but the greek bi/tri/quad/pent... seems to work.
Billion in England used to mean 1,000,000 x 1,000,000 (i.e. [1 million]^2 ) or 10^12. The normally accepted Billion in England is now what the US uses, this used to be called an 'American or US billion'.
For scientific use the SI series of multipliers is:
10^ Name
...
-18 Atto
-15 Femto
-12 Pico
-9 Nano
-6 Micro
-3 Milli
+3 Kilo
+6 Mega
+9 Giga
+12 Tera
+15 Petra
...
So a small distance would be 5pm or 5 pico meters. But in the world of finance poeple don't say 2 MegaDollars!
Sam.