billió

Billió is a Hungarian term used to denote one trillion, i.e., 1,000,000,000,000 (10^12). In standard Hungarian long-scale nomenclature, the sequence begins with millió (10^6), milliárd (10^9), billió (10^12). Higher scales are named billiárd (10^15) and trillió (10^18). Thus billió is distinct from milliárd, which represents a thousand times smaller.

Etymology and background: Billió is borrowed from the French billion, which in the long-scale system referred to 10^12. The Hungarian form billió reflects this lineage and is adapted with the orthography of Hungarian. The long-scale system, historically used in several European languages, assigns different values to the same-sounding terms than the short-scale system used in English today.

Usage and context: In Hungarian, billió is a precise label for 10^12 and is commonly encountered in formal, mathematical, financial, or governmental contexts. To avoid ambiguity in international communication, writers may clarify by using scientific notation (10^12) or by explicitly stating “10^12.” The term milliárd (10^9) remains the standard Hungarian word for a billion in the short-scale sense, which can differ from English usage where “billion” has shifted between 10^9 and 10^12 depending on context.

Summary: Billió represents 10^12 in Hungarian long-scale usage, with related terms for larger scales—billiárd and trillió—used for 10^15 and 10^18 respectively.