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  2. Googol - Wikipedia

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    To put in perspective the size of a googol, the mass of an electron, just under 10 −30 kg, can be compared to the mass of the visible universe, estimated at between 10 50 and 10 60 kg. [5] It is a ratio in the order of about 10 80 to 10 90 , or at most one ten-billionth of a googol (0.00000001% of a googol).

  3. Large numbers - Wikipedia

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    I.e., if a number x is too large for a representation () the power tower can be made one higher, replacing x by log 10 x, or find x from the lower-tower representation of the log 10 of the whole number. If the power tower would contain one or more numbers different from 10, the two approaches would lead to different results, corresponding to ...

  4. Long and short scales - Wikipedia

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    Each of these words translates to the American English or post-1974 British English word billion (10 9 in the short scale). The term billion originally meant 10 12 when introduced. [7] In long scale countries, milliard was defined to its current value of 10 9, leaving billion at its original 10 12 value and so on for the larger numbers. [7]

  5. Orders of magnitude (numbers) - Wikipedia

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    Astronomy: There are 100 billion planets located in the Milky Way. [30] [31] Biology – Neurons in the brain: approximately (1±0.2) × 10 11 neurons in the human brain. [32] Medicine: The United States Food and Drug Administration requires a minimum of 3 x 10 11 (300 billion) platelets per apheresis unit. [33]

  6. Names of large numbers - Wikipedia

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    The name of a number 10 3n+3, where n is greater than or equal to 1000, is formed by concatenating the names of the numbers of the form 10 3m+3, where m represents each group of comma-separated digits of n, with each but the last "-illion" trimmed to "-illi-", or, in the case of m = 0, either "-nilli-" or "-nillion". [17]

  7. 1,000,000,000 - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. See also: Orders of magnitude (numbers) and Long and short scales Natural number 1000000000 List of numbers Integers ← 10 0 10 1 10 2 10 3 10 4 10 5 10 6 10 7 10 8 10 9 Cardinal One billion (short scale) One thousand million, or one milliard (long scale) Ordinal One billionth (short ...

  8. The world’s 10 richest people: The wealthiest have $100 ...

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    The world’s wealthiest people have several things in common, but one of the most prominent is that the 10 richest have more than $100 billion to their name. The very top have more than $200 billion.

  9. Billion - Wikipedia

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    Billion is a word for a large number, and it has two distinct definitions: 1,000,000,000, i.e. one thousand million, or 10 9 (ten to the ninth power), as defined on the short 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 ...