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by Ellipsis753 1739 days ago
I think "1 million" means 1e6 everywhere. But the confusion might be because "1 billion" means 1e9 in USA but 1e12 in UK/Ireland. "1 trillion" similarly is 1e12 in USA but 1e18 in UK/Ireland. This is called the short/long scales. It's a headache.
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I knew billion was different, but the commenter mentioned million specifically as having a different meaning.