Re: Index vs. partitioning for performance

From: Jaap W. van Dijk <j.w.vandijk.removethis_at_hetnet.nl>
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:33:44 GMT
Message-ID: <4449da89.1669296@news.hetnet.nl>

On 20 Apr 2006 14:23:46 -0700, aehven_at_gmail.com wrote: <snip>
>- this table can grow to one billion rows.
<snip>

I'm Dutch, and I've learned in school that there are two meanings of billion going round. To be sure, I looked it up at www.dictionary.com

billion:

1. 10 to the power 9
2. (chiefly British)10 to the power 12
3. An indefinitely large number

Assuming we can rule out the third meaning in your case: what, in the context of the global community, is meant by the unqualified use of the term billion?

Jaap. Received on Sat Apr 22 2006 - 02:33:44 CDT