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		A billion is two different numbers (wikipedia.org)
		1 point by boffinism on Sept 18, 2022 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

belter on Sept 18, 2022 [–]

Not two different numbers, but the same number with two distinct definitions ( in English dialects...)

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