There is a fundamental logical difference between the way Americans calculate large numbers and the way it is done in Europe. (Asia is yet different, but Asians do not use cognate vocabulary, so they do not affect this discussion.) Esperanto follows European conventions. Here is a table of American as against British/European usage:
Amount American European 102 1 hundred 1 hundred 103 1 thousand 1 thousand 106 1 million 1 million 107 10 million 10 million 108 100 million 100 million 109 1 billion 1,000 million; 1 milliard 1010 10 billion 10,000 million; 10 milliard 1011 100 billion 100,000 million; 100 milliard 1012 1 trillion 1 billion 1013 10 trillion 10 billion 1014 100 trillion 100 billion 1015 1 quadrillion 1,000 billion 1016 10 quadrillion 10,000 billion 1017 100 quadrillion 100,000 billion 1018 1 quintillion 1 trillion 1019 10 quintillion 10 trillion 1020 100 quintillion 100 trillion 1021 1 sextillion 1,000 trillion 1022 10 sextillion 10,000 trillion 1023 100 sextillion 100,000 trillion 1024 1 septillion 1 quadrillion 1027 1 octillion 1,000 quadrillion 1030 1 nonillion 1 quintillion
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