What is long and short scale?
The long and short scales are two of several large-number naming systems for integer powers of ten that use the same words with different meanings. The long scale is based on powers of one million (1,000,000), whereas the short scale is based on powers of one thousand (1,000).
Is a billion or trillion bigger?
After a billion, of course, is trillion. Then comes quadrillion, quintrillion, sextillion, septillion, octillion, nonillion, and decillion.
What is smaller than million?
| Name | Short scale | Long scale |
|---|---|---|
| million | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| billion | 1,000,000,000 (a thousand millions) | 1,000,000,000,000 (a million millions) |
| trillion | 1 with 12 zeros | 1 with 18 zeros |
| quadrillion | 1 with 15 zeros | 1 with 24 zeros |
What is ahead of trillion?
In the American system each of the denominations above 1,000 millions (the American billion) is 1,000 times the preceding one (one trillion = 1,000 billions; one quadrillion = 1,000 trillions).
How many types of millions are there?
Here are some place values greater than a million: Million: 1,000,000. Billion: 1,000,000,000. Trillion: 1,000,000,000,000.
How much is milliard worth?
A “milliard” was what we now call a “billion,” or a thousand million. What they called a “billion” was a 1 with 12 zeros after it (which we call a “trillion”).
Is billion bigger than milliard?
1,000,000,000 (one billion, short scale; one thousand million or milliard, yard, long scale) is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001….
| 1000000000 | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal | One billion (short scale) One thousand million, or one milliard (long scale) |
| Ordinal | One billionth (short scale) |
| Factorization | 29 ยท 59 |
What is short scale?
When people talk about a short scale, it’s typically 24 3/4 inches, while long scale is over 25 inches. A greater scale length means more tension in the strings, since they have to span a greater distance. Since short-scale guitars have less string tension, they have a little more wiggle room and punch.