short scale
Noun
  1. A system of numeric names in which every new term with -illion greater than million is 1,000 times the previous term. (i.e., a billion is a thousand million.)
Related terms Translations
  • French: échelle courte
  • Italian: scala corta
  • Portuguese: escala curta
  • Spanish: escala corta



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