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"In Europe it is thought to be a million million (1012), however the popularity of this usage is declining."
It is? I hadn't noticed. [[User:AKjeldsen|AKjeldsen]] 16:30, 15 April 2007 (EDT)

Wouldn't a billion be a THOUSAND millions, not a million millions? A million millions would be 1,000,000,000,000, or one TRILLION.--[[User:Elamdri|Elamdri]] 16:35, 15 April 2007 (EDT)
:In America, a billion is a thousand millions. In Europe, however, a thousand millions is called a ''milliard'', while a million millions is a billion. Each is logical enough in itself, but it's terribly inconvenient when they have to be coordinated. [[User:AKjeldsen|AKjeldsen]] 16:38, 15 April 2007 (EDT)

::How about a table listing names of the common [[Powers of ten]] used in [[American English]] and in Europe? --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 19:54, 21 April 2007 (EDT)