Milijon

Milijon is the Slovenian word for the cardinal number equal to 1,000,000. In the decimal system, a milijon equals one thousand thousands and can be written as 10^6 in scientific notation. It is used to express large quantities in everyday language, finance, statistics, and science.

Etymology traces the term to Italian milione, which in turn comes from Latin mille, meaning “thousand,” with an augmentative ending. The form milijon reflects the common Slavic pattern of adapting the word to Slovenian phonology. In neighboring languages, the equivalent term may be milijun (Croatian) or million in other forms, but the Slovenian word is milijon.

Usage examples include milijon evrov (one million euros) or milijon ljudi (one million people). In Slovenian, the next larger named unit is milijarda, which denotes 1,000,000,000 (one thousand million). For very large counts or scientific notation, the value is also conveyed as 10^6 or 1e6.

In cultural and linguistic context, milijon is a standard, everyday term for the amount 1,000,000 and is widely understood in business, journalism, and education. While the concept is universal, language-specific naming conventions for large numbers vary across languages and historical scales, but milijon remains the common Slovenian designation for six-figure millions.

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