Billiard vs. Billion

Billiard vs. Billion — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Billiard and Billion

Billiardnoun

A shot in billiards or snooker in which the cue ball strikes two other balls; a carom.

Billionnoun

a thousand million: 1 followed by nine zeros, 109; a milliard

Billiardnoun

(attributive) Pertaining to the game of billiards.

a billiard table; a billiard ball

Billionnoun

A million million: a 1 followed by twelve zeros; 1012

Billiardnoun

A dynamical system in which a particle alternates between motion in a straight line and specular reflections from a boundary.

Billionnoun

A very large number.

There were billions of people at the concert.
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Billiardnumeral

1015, a thousand billion (long scale) or a million milliard.

Billionnoun

the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen

Billiardadjective

of or relating to billiards;

a billiard balla billiard cuea billiard table

Billionnoun

the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros

Billionadjective

denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States

Billionadjective

denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain

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