The Short and Long Scale names for various multi-million numbers are shown in the chart below.
The constant SI scale name is also shown. This is from the International System of Units (SI) in the International Bureau of Weights and Measures.
Raw Number | SI Scale | Short Scale | Long Scale | |
1,000,000 | M | mega | Million | Million |
1,000,000,000 | G | giga | Billion | Milliard |
1,000,000,000,000 | T | tera | Trillion | Billion |
1,000,000,000,000,000 | P | peta | Quadrillion | Billiard |
1,000,000,000,000,000,000 | E | exa | Quintillion | Trillion |
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 | Z | zetta | Sextillion | Trilliard |
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 | Y | yotta | Septillion | Quadrillion |
Is it time to change the names to the SI scale, using the Greek terms?
1,000,000,000 could be a Gigallion
1,000,000,000,000 could be a Terallion
5,079.1 - 865,100
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The reason the Empire is no more is because only the British would be Missing Proper British Food.
You mean no one else would miss things like Roast Beef and Apple Pie?
But… what has that got to do with that numbering system?