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Of course I feel neither the UK or USA versions are right. Well, the UK billion probably is, but the rest isn't.
Look - 100 = 10*10, 1,000 = 100*100, 1,000,000 = 1,000*1,000 - see a pattern? 1 billion would be 1,000,000*1,000,000 = 1^12, Therefore 1 trillion would be a billion*billion = 1^24, a quadrillion would be 1^48, a quintillion = 1^96, and so on. Now that's the true an' proper scale me thinks. Ah well, I can but dream of someone getting it officially right.
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What dictionary do you have? Eight is "otto".
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Eight is "otto", yes. That's where they got "yotta". And "sette" is indeed seven, which is what I said above, except that I accidentally spelled it "six". :-)
AKB: What are you talking about? Those numbers basically represent how many thousands of thousands you have. "Million" comes from the word for "thousand", so it means a thousand thousand. "Billion" has "bi" meaning "two". So it's a thousand2 thousand. "Trillion", w/ it's "tri" == "three", means a thousand3 thousand. And so on.
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Spike: I have an Oxford Concise English Dictionary published in 1995. It hasn't failed me . . . yet.
TSN: Where did I get those numbers from? Well like I said, I saw a pattern and my dad commented on it too a few weeks back. We disagreed with the USA billion, thinking that the UK made more sence. The numbers increased by multiplying by themselves to a point (million/billion, depending upon which method you use) and then changed - it just looked odd to us as neither UK or USA version look "right". :shrugs shoulders:
AndrewR: Ah . . . my mistake. :looks sheepish: Erm, what does S.I. stand for?
Cartman: D'oh! That should actually be 1,000=31.6227766017*31.6227766017. Again, my mistake - 1,000 is the odd one out in my scale. The answer should be 100*100=10,000 as I'm sure you all know - hey! I was typing it late at night . . . give me some credit.
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I'm sure he'll tell you it has something to with Turnips and the Spetznaz, but I think it's safe to assume it's because he's from Sweden.
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I’ve just never heard of a yotta before! ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
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