Understanding Large Numbers: Billion vs. Trillion - A Reflection by Susam Pal
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susam
Kettled twice. Extra chewy, extra trustworthy.
Summary
The article discusses the confusion between a billion and a trillion in terms of large numbers, reflecting on the author's childhood understanding based on the long scale system.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledIs a million times a million a billion or is it a trillion?
For my entire childhood, it was a billion, only for me to grow up and realise, as an adult, that it had better be a trillion!
These long scale names made a lot of sense to me.
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