> > 1,000,000 is a million (US million)
> > 1,000,000,000 is a milliard (US billion)
> > 1,000,000,000,000 is a billion (US trillion)
> > 1,000,000,000,000,000 is a billiard (US quadrillion)
>
> A question for people who know this sort of thing: does a billiard have anything to do with the game of billiards?
>

Gee, I hope someone answers B-G's question too. And what on earth is an "attributive function of billiards," anyway?


> Brunnen-"why make billions when we could make...MILLIONS?"G

I'd settle for playing with milliards and little monopod people, sure.

Wolfspirit

P.S. Thanks to wintermute for explaining the arcane terminology behind the numeric million / milliard / billion. :-)