Why a Billion Can Mean 10^9 or 10^12
Numberphile · Explainer · YouTube title: How big is a billion? - Numberphile
Why it's here
HN links it whenever a thread hits the ambiguity of whether a billion is 10^9 or 10^12.
What it covers
Numberphile explains the long and short scales for naming large numbers, covering millions, billions, trillions, milliards and the Greek myriad, with James Grime and Tony Padilla.