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billiard
Chinese translation:
千万亿
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English term or phrase:
billiard
Chinese translation:
千万亿
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Edward LIU
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Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / Marketing & service
Region (source): English (United States)
English term or phrase:
billiard
Only in 10 major financial centers it increased from 206
billiard dollars in 1986 to 967 billiard dollars in 1992.
localee
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China
Local time:
11:53
如果不是billion的误打,则应该是千万亿。
Explanation:
如果不是billion的误打,则应该是千万亿。
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Note added at 3 hrs 24 mins (2005-09-04 08:21:33 GMT)
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one billiard = 1000000000000000 = quadrillion
http://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/math/number/howhigh.html
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Edward LIU
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thanks!
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如果不是billion的误打,则应该是千万亿。
Edward LIU
5
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thousand billion
stonejohn
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stonejohn
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05:05 Sep 6, 2005
stonejohn
ѣ1986꣬206ǧʲôο2005GDP^_^
04:54 Sep 6, 2005
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thousand billion
Explanation:
thousand billion
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Note added at 23 mins (2005-09-04 05:21:17 GMT)
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www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutwords/billion
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Note added at 24 mins (2005-09-04 05:21:50 GMT)
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一万亿
stonejohn
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Chinoise
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peer agreement (net): +3
如果不是billion的误打,则应该是千万亿。
Explanation:
如果不是billion的误打,则应该是千万亿。
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Note added at 3 hrs 24 mins (2005-09-04 08:21:33 GMT)
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one billiard = 1000000000000000 = quadrillion
http://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/math/number/howhigh.html
Edward LIU
Canada
Local time:
23:53
Works in field
Native speaker of:
Chinese
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Grading comment
thanks!
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agree
Chinoise
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agree
wherestip
:
from the link it's apparently 千万亿. also from stonejohn's link: "In the 'British' system, it would also possible to use 'billiard' for 'thousand billion', 'trilliard' for 'thousand trillion', etc., but this has not so far caught on"
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