1 billion is represented by 1 followed by nine zeros. In the U.K., a billion is 1 followed by 12 zeros. Since the word “billion” refers to different amounts in different parts of the world, its abbreviations can likewise vary. The international abbreviation for billion...
thanks to the Greeks. K comes from the Greek word kilo which means a thousand. The Greeks would likewise show million as M, short for Mega. So if we stay consistent with the Greek abbreviations, then billion would be shown
1. N-COUNTAcommodityis something that is sold for money.商品[商业] 例:basic commodity基本商品 Prices went up on several basic commodities like bread and meat. 面包、肉等几种基本商品的价格上涨了。 There is an abundance ofcommoditysupplies on the markets. 商品供应充足。anabundance ofadj.大量的...
"Floating point operations per second" is usually abbreviated FLOPS. I think using FLOPs as a synonym for FLOPS seems wrong in a particularly confusing way. It really suggests that FLOP is the acronym and the "s" is for a plural. Compare to someone saying SMs instead of SMS. That s...