Hi,

> > Refresh my memory: What is 1,000 million (10^9) called
> outside the USA?
>
> That's right! That's what they call it: one thousand million.

Nope. It's a milliard.

> 10^6 million
> 10^9 billion
> 10^12 trillion
> [snip]

Sorry, but there's no such a term 'billion' in the international metric
standard. In fact, it's just a synonym for 'milliard' in the USA and for
'trillion' outside the USA.


Cheers,
Dmitry