Re: Datasheet-flation?

On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:21:56 +0000, Liz Tuddenham wrote:

Cursitor Doom <cd999666@notformail.com> wrote:
 

On Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:22:22 +0000, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
 

Cursitor Doom <cd999666@notformail.com> wrote:
 
[...]

the English and American "billion" was harmonised many years ago at
one thousand million so there's no confusion.

 
Can you give a reference for that?  I haven't found one.

 
Try this:
https://www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/questions/why-are-uk-and-
american-billions-different

 
It just repeats the myth but doesn't give a reference.

It's not a myth. UK and US billions have been harmonized at 1,000,000,000
for as long as I can remember now. As I recall, it was just done simply
via adoption rather than any Act of Parliament or Statutory Instrument.
IIRC, I think the pressure to do so came from the finance industry.