Trillion

['trɪljən]

Definition

(noun.) the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; 'in England they call a trillion a billion'.

(noun.) the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros; 'in England they call a quintillion a trillion'.

(adj.) one million million in the United States .

(adj.) one quintillion in Great Britain .

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Definition

(n.) According to the French notation, which is used upon the Continent generally and in the United States, the number expressed by a unit with twelve ciphers annexed; a million millions; according to the English notation, the number produced by involving a million to the third power, or the number represented by a unit with eighteen ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration.

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Definition

n. a million raised to the third power or multiplied twice by itself: in France a thousand multiplied by itself three times a million million.—adj. Trill′ionth.

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