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Trillion

Trillion Meaning & Definition
Trillion Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Trillion?

[n] (in the United States and France) the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; "in England they call a trillion a billion"
[n] (in Britain and Germany) the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros; "in England they call a quintillion a trillion"
[adj] (U.S.) one million million; (Britain) one quintillion

Synonyms | Synonyms for Trillion: 1000000000000 | a trillion | cardinal | one million million | one million million million

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See Also | large integer

Trillion In Webster's Dictionary

\Tril"lion\, n. [F. trillion, formed from the pref. tri- in imitation of million a million. Cf. {Billion}.] 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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