12 zeros

[Sucre]

How do you call in English a figure which is followed by 12 zeros ?

And one by 11 zeros ?

[Michael]

How do you call in English a figure which is followed by 12 zeros ?
One trillion.

And one by 11 zeros ?
One hundred billion.

(This is the American system. The Brits would call that 12 zero figure a million million or a 'true billion'. It appears that the American system is far more popular.)

[The Drunk Guy]

One trillion.


One hundred billion.

(This is the American system. The Brits would call that 12 zero figure a million million or a 'true billion'. It appears that the American system is far more popular.)Yeah, because it's not retarded! :D

[drgoodtrips]

A million millions? That wouldn't be a billion... :ummm:

[Michael]

A million millions? That wouldn't be a billion... :ummm:

No, it would be a 'true billion' according to the Brit system. What Americans call a billion is a 'thousand million' to the Brit system.

Like I said, the American system seems to be the standard one - even the Brits tend to use it.

I'm just describing both systems as that might be the origin of Sucre's question.

[Donkey]

How do you call in English a figure which is followed by 12 zeros ?

And one by 11 zeros ?
In English we call that "more money than I am likely to see any time soon."

[Sucre]

In English we call that "more money than I am likely to see any time soon."
LOL ... True.

This question was real. My brain can simply not fathom such a long figure ...

Thanks for your answers !