Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 31, 2002 01:49
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Indonesian term
R.J.Chadwick (X)
R.J.Chadwick (X)
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triliun
Indonesian to English
Bus/Financial
Journalism
journalism
" ... penyelesaian masalah XXX Rp.144,5 triliun mestinya menjadi tanggung jawab YYY."
Can someone tell me what this term ("triliun") means in news media contexts. I have never been sure, and dictionary searches are inclusive (anything from "trillion" to "quintillion" -- from 10 to the power of 10 to 10 to the power of 30!).
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Can someone tell me what this term ("triliun") means in news media contexts. I have never been sure, and dictionary searches are inclusive (anything from "trillion" to "quintillion" -- from 10 to the power of 10 to 10 to the power of 30!).
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | 10^12 |
Kardi Kho
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| 5 +1 | trillion |
PDelima
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| 5 | trillion (US) or billion (UK) |
nuvo
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| 4 | quintillion |
Sugeng Hariyanto
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| 4 | trillion |
A-MMI (X)
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Proposed translations
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10^12
triliun in Bahasa Indonesia means 10 to the power of 12.
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Note added at 2002-08-31 02:07:15 (GMT)
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American and British English have different names for this number (10^12). American English uses \'Trillion\' while British English uses the word \'Billion\'. Bahasa Indonesia is somehow free from this bias. here are the details :
10^6 = juta
10^9 = milliar
10^12 = trilliun
For the US and the British differences, check out this web site :http://www.alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxbill00.html
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Note added at 2002-08-31 09:11:18 (GMT)
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Indonesian US UK
10^6 juta million million
10^9 milyar billion milliard
10^12 trilyun trillion billion
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Note added at 2002-08-31 09:19:09 (GMT)
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I was trying to make a table, but sorry it appeared like that.. :-(
here\'s a better display, hopefully
10^6 = million (both US & UK)
10^9 = billion (US) ; milliard (UK)
10^12 = trillion (US) ; billion (UK)
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Note added at 2002-08-31 02:07:15 (GMT)
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American and British English have different names for this number (10^12). American English uses \'Trillion\' while British English uses the word \'Billion\'. Bahasa Indonesia is somehow free from this bias. here are the details :
10^6 = juta
10^9 = milliar
10^12 = trilliun
For the US and the British differences, check out this web site :http://www.alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxbill00.html
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Note added at 2002-08-31 09:11:18 (GMT)
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Indonesian US UK
10^6 juta million million
10^9 milyar billion milliard
10^12 trilyun trillion billion
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Note added at 2002-08-31 09:19:09 (GMT)
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I was trying to make a table, but sorry it appeared like that.. :-(
here\'s a better display, hopefully
10^6 = million (both US & UK)
10^9 = billion (US) ; milliard (UK)
10^12 = trillion (US) ; billion (UK)
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Comment: "Thank you kindly for your very detailed answer -- and to the other respondents, as well, for their contribution."
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Sugeng Hariyanto
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quintillion
triliun = trilyun = "quantillion"
This is the better word for your sentence rather than the "mathematical" one.
This is the better word for your sentence rather than the "mathematical" one.
15 mins
trillion
an alternative to the first answer.
+1
18 mins
trillion
number represented by 12 zeros after any number (used in US also in Indonesia) but 18 zeros after any number (in England and Germany), anybody know why there is this difference?
So your article should be about a problem about Rp 144.500.000.000.000,00, wow... a lot of money!
So your article should be about a problem about Rp 144.500.000.000.000,00, wow... a lot of money!
Peer comment(s):
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Chris Rowson (X)
: BE used to us steps of 6 zeros, million = 6, billion = 12, trillion = 18. I think this was found excessive in America, some hundred years ago, leading to the switch to billion = 9 and trillion = 12. BE has now mostly switched, to decrease confusion.
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1 day 9 mins
trillion (US) or billion (UK)
For the purpose of journalism, you'd better choose between the two. (Of Course depending to whom the readers will be).
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