bilyon

Also known as one billion, 1 billion

Billion is a word for a large number, and it has two distinct definitions: 1,000,000,000, i.e. one thousand million, or (ten to the ninth power), as defined on the short scale (also known as a milliard on the long scale). This is now the most common sense of the word in all varieties of English; it has long been established in American English and has since become common in Britain and other English-speaking countries as well. 1,000,000,000,000, i.e. one million million, or (ten to the twelfth power), as defined on the long scale (that is, a trillion in the short scale). This number is the his