Jacques Pelletier du Mans (1517–1582) was a French mathematician. While maintaining the original system of Nicolas Chuquet, he proposed names for the intermediate numbers, when grouping by six digits moved towards the modern grouping by three digits. Thus he created, beside the Zillions already existing, the Zilliards. This convention is used throughout the world, except English-language countries, Brazil, Greece, Turkey, Russia and Puerto Rico. Both Chuquet and Pelletier naming conventions are refered to as long scale, contrary to short scale convention used in majority of English-language countries. A mathematician is a person whose area of study and research is mathematics. ... Nicolas Chuquet (born 1445 (some sources say c. ... Long scale is the English translation of the French term échelle longue, which designates a system of numeric names in which the word billion means a million millions. ... Long scale is the English translation of the French term échelle longue, which designates a system of numeric names in which the word billion means a million millions. ...

Long scale is the English translation of the French term échelle longue, which designates a system of numeric names in which the word billion means a million millions. ... The word unit means any of several things: Physical unit, a fundamental quantity of measurement in science or engineering Units (computer program), a popular program that does unit conversion. ... For the techno single by Moby, see Thousand (single). ... One million (1000000), one thousand thousand, is the natural number following 999999 and preceding 1000001. ... Milliard is a French-derived word meaning the number 109. ... The word billion, and its equivalents in other languages, refer to one of two different numbers. ... For the game, see Billiards In long scale usage: one billiard = 1,000,000,000,000,000 = 1015 = one short scale quadrillion. ... The numeral trillion refers to one of two number values, depending on the context of where and how it is being used. ... In long scale usage: one trilliard = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 = 1021 one thousand trilliards =one (long scale) quadrillion This word is not found in standard English dictionaries. ...

See also

• Nicolas Chuquet
• List of numbers
• English language numerals
• Names of large numbers
• Long and short scales