While Iâm disappointed in tonightâs outcome, I look forward to the bill being brought back to the House floor when a simple majority vote can get it passed.
so 1 trillion has 13 digits (a '1' followed by twelve '0's). * In those countries that use the long scale (based on powers of a million) like Europe: 1 trillion = (10^6)^3 = 10^18 which is 1 followed by 18 zeros, ie 19 digits.
A billion is a number with two distinct definitions: 1  1,000,000,000, i.e. one thousand million, or 10 (ten to the ninth power), as defined on the short scale. 2  This is now generally the meaning in both British and American English.