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MIL MILLON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-04-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Arithmetic and Number Theory
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- billion
1, record 1, English, billion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- milliard 3, record 1, English, milliard
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The number represented by 1 followed by 9 zeros. 1, record 1, English, - billion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Arithmétique et théorie des nombres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- milliard
1, record 1, French, milliard
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- G 2, record 1, French, G
correct, see observation
- MD 2, record 1, French, MD
correct, see observation, less frequent
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- billion 3, record 1, French, billion
avoid, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Milliard est le nombre représenté par 1 suivi de 9 zéros. 4, record 1, French, - milliard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le ou les 1,2 milliard de dollars. 2, record 1, French, - milliard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Symbole : G (giga) : Dans les tableaux 50 000 000 000 $ peut s'écrire 50 G$. Certains ministères emploient parfois MD. 2, record 1, French, - milliard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «billion» est actuellement réservé en français pour désigner une autre notion, c-à-d., le nombre représenté par 1 suivi de 12 zéros. 5, record 1, French, - milliard
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aritmética y teoría de los números
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mil millón
1, record 1, Spanish, mil%20mill%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- millardo 2, record 1, Spanish, millardo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One billion [en inglés] es 1 000 000 000, una cifra que en español es un millardo, o más comúnmente, mil millones, mientras que un billón español es 1 000 000 000 000, es decir, un millón de millones. Dado que en la lista de Forbes [se] ingresa quien [tiene] una fortuna igual o superior a mil millones de dólares y no igual o superior a un billón de dólares, lo más adecuado y preciso es llamarlo milmillonario, que se escribe en una sola palabra. 2, record 1, Spanish, - mil%20mill%C3%B3n
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