Feb 12, 2015 20:26
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German term

Bil.

Non-PRO German to English Medical Medical (general) Bloodwork
Erythrozyten absolut: 0.10 0.00 Bil./l
Leukozyten: 6.6 5.3 Mrd./l

If Mrd. is billion, what is Bil.?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 ten to the twewth power

Discussion

Lancashireman Feb 12, 2015:
A German Billion is an American "trillion." Quoted from this site: http://german.about.com/library/blzahlen2.htm
(American site. The proof is the 'period' inside the closing speech mark!)

Proposed translations

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ten to the twewth power

Note that the context also has Mrd for Milliard, which is ten to the ninth power.
Euro-style (sometimes including the UK):

Word million milliard billion billiard trillion

Power 6 9 12 15 18

US st million billion trillion quadrillion quintillion
Peer comment(s):

agree Lancashireman : And the twewth shall set you free (John 8:32) http://biblehub.com/john/8-32.htm
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