Billion

Pronunciation: /ˈbɪl.jən/ Explain
Abbreviations: B, bn, bil.

A billion is 1,000,000,000 or 10⁹.

Click to see 1000 zeros.
Click to see 10,000 zeros.
Click to see 100,000 zeros.
Click to see one million zeros. WARNING THIS CAN TAKE A LONG TIME. THIS MAY CRASH SOME COMPUTERS. One billion is one thousand times one million.
Click to see ten million zeros. WARNING THIS CAN TAKE A VERY LONG TIME. THIS WILL CRASH MANY COMPUTERS.

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, billion. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 26. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book

Cite this article as:

McAdams, David E. Billion. 4/12/2019. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. http://www.allmathwords.org/en/b/billion.html.

Revision History

4/12/2019: Changed equations and expressions to new format. (McAdams, David E.)
12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
6/22/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup. (McAdams, David E.)
1/4/2010: Added "References". (McAdams, David E.)
7/1/2008: Updated to outdated definition of British billion. (McAdams, David E.)
6/28/2008: Added 'click to see' buttons. (McAdams, David E.)
4/18/2008: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)