Billion

['bɪljən]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros.

(noun.) the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen.

(adj.) denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States .

(adj.) denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain .

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解釋/意思:

(n.) According to the French and American method of numeration, a thousand millions, or 1,000,000,000; according to the English method, a million millions, or 1,000,000,000,000. See Numeration.

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解釋/意思:

n. a million or thousand thousand of millions (1 0 0 0 000); or according to the French method of numeration one thousand millions (1 0 0 000).

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