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I started school in 66 at age of four and finished in 78 educated in both scotland an england ,finished apprenticeship in 82 and it was always ours and yanks way.
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how many is a billion?
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born '76 and still tought that a billion was a million million... mind you i think our history books only went as far as 1066 as well... 
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Heard it was a good one as it was Approved.. Old ones are the best.
When I was at school, it was always the case that a UK Billion was a million million, and a US Billion was a thousand million.
However, I think the old UK Billion has died out now (or at least, changed its name to a Trillion) and the thousand million is nearly universal.
Certainly, when the government announces x-number-of-billions in public spending, they mean thousands of millions, as it sounds better....
However, I think the old UK Billion has died out now (or at least, changed its name to a Trillion) and the thousand million is nearly universal.
Certainly, when the government announces x-number-of-billions in public spending, they mean thousands of millions, as it sounds better....
Its 1000 million.
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2scoops0406
A UK billion is 10^12 and US billion is 10^9
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And a litre is 1.76 pints.
But US some measurements are smaller, I think...
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a billion is lots, something youll never have to count to, and never have in the bank, or owe anyone, so dont worry!
What is a gigabyte then?
3.78 Litres in one Liquid US gallon.
eight gigabits
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2scoops0406
Well, I don't know the answer to this one, is a Gigabyte 1024^3 or is it 1000^3 is 1K 1000 Bytes or 1024 bytes. I've always been a bit unsure of that, and also far too lazy to look it up.
All I need to know is that the numbers add up, what they're called is irrelevant to me.
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Well.... You may well be right, but I'm sure there is a difference of opinion depending on who you ask. I've often seen a megabyte referred to as 1000 KB
Even good ole wiki don't seem too sure.
It does depend on context as to whether it's calculated on Base 2 or Base 10 (binary or decimal)
Computing definition (which is where it is most widely used I'd say) is Base 2 and that is the definition I gave you.
Computing definition (which is where it is most widely used I'd say) is Base 2 and that is the definition I gave you.
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