Add "quadrillion" to economic line in nation pages

[[violet]]

I'd like to request that "quadrillion" be coded in for nation main pages.

For example, my page says:

The frighteningly efficient Kaboomlandian economy, worth 936 trillion Endorsements a year

However, the highest economic output in the world, HC Eredivisie, says:

The frighteningly efficient HC Eredivisiean economy, worth an astonishing 30,272 trillion Fwooshes a year

I believe it would work better and be clearer if the above were changed to, say, "30.272 quadrillion Fwooshes a year".

I know the admina probably have more pressing things on their hands, but this would be a nice way to ensure consistency.

[Almonaster Nuevo]

I think this has been raised before.

If you stick with the same unit, then people are always comparing like with like.

[NewTexas]

We hope this is not grave digging, but we too would like to see usage of the term quadrillion instead of the current trend of a thousand trillion. That just doesn't seem to roll right. A precedent of using "billion" and "trillion" has already been set. Quadrillion is not a stretch. We are all relatively educated here and think people would understand the term quadrillion.

Thank you for considering it, again, if it has already been considered.

[Bears Armed]

Why not ask for a switch to traditional British usage instead?

10^9 = milliard, and then 10^12 (i.e. million^2, hence the 'bi') = billion, 10^18 (= million^3, hence 'tri') = trillion, million^24 = quadrillion, etc...

[Indian Empire]

We hope this is not grave digging, but we too would like to see usage of the term quadrillion instead of the current trend of a thousand trillion. That just doesn't seem to roll right. A precedent of using "billion" and "trillion" has already been set. Quadrillion is not a stretch. We are all relatively educated here and think people would understand the term quadrillion.

Thank you for considering it, again, if it has already been considered.

I agree. The term "quadrillion" is understood by a lot of people here on NS. The use of a "thousand trillion" just sounds downright weird.

[[violet]]

I think this has been raised before.

If you stick with the same unit, then people are always comparing like with like.

^^^ This. It's a little harder to parse if you need to compare "813 trillion" and "12.81 quadrillion".

[NewTexas]

Thank you for the confirmation [violet]!

* bites tongue about having to convert to compare 813 million to 12.81 billion *

[[violet]]

That is totally not biting your tongue.

But those little nations are rare.

[Australian rePublic]

Why not ask for a switch to traditional British usage instead?

10^9 = milliard, and then 10^12 (i.e. million^2, hence the 'bi') = billion, 10^18 (= million^3, hence 'tri') = trillion, million^24 = quadrillion, etc...

Beat me to it