1680s, from French billion (originally byllion in Chuquet's unpublished "Le Triparty en la Science des Nombres," 1484; copied by De la Roche, 1520); see bi- "two" + million. A [..]

number equal to 109 or • 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10. • a thousand million, written as 1,000,000,000.

1,000,000,000

One billion equals one thousand million.

bilyon

In the US 109. Although elsewhere billion often signifies 1012, the Natural Gas industry has generally adopted the US usage.

A thousand million.

One thousand million.

(n) 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(n) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) [..]

(n.) One-thousand million, 109 , in the USA only; elsewhere a million million, or 1012. Index: A to F | G to L | M to R | S to Z

In North America, 1,000,000,000

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n. mil millones

one thousand million biology

In oil and gas usage, a billion means 109, not 1012. One billion cubic feet (bcf)= one thousand million cubic feet.

(U.S.) denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units; (Britain) denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units [syn: a billion] n 1: (in Britain) the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros [syn: one million million, 1000000000000] 2: (in the United States) the number that is represente [..]

A billion, 10¹²; a trillion.