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    04 Aug '13 15:54
    10^9 is one thousand million. A billion is 10^12.

    This was agreed long before America was discovered.
  2. Subscribervenda
    Dave
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    04 Aug '13 18:53
    Originally posted by CauselessOne
    10^9 is one thousand million. A billion is 10^12.

    This was agreed long before America was discovered.
    What you say is true, but in today's world politicians say billion when they mean 10^9
    If they mean 10^12 they say trillion.
  3. SubscriberKewpie
    since 1-Feb-07
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    06 Aug '13 01:581 edit
    I fear that in this instance the grownups are going to have to accept the kiddies' version of the numbers. Media LOVES billions and trillions, that thousand million just hasn't got the punch in headlines. Politicians are always going to use the easy word because it sounds bigger (if it's yours) and more catastrophic (if it's the other side's). When it really matters we get disguised real figures, like those columns with '000 or even 'm. at the head of them.
  4. Standard memberMarinkatomb
    wotagr8game
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    09 Aug '13 13:43
    Originally posted by Russ
    After all the disruption of the site update, it is quite exciting to announce that we have just ticked over the 10,000,000 game created on the site.

    Not all of those have been played to their conclusion, of course, but still a big milestone.

    Follow the game here :

    Game 10000000
    So does black win a free sub for winning the 10000000th game? You should send them a flashing banner to see if they go for it.. 😵
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