number equaling one thousand billions, one million millions, one followed by 12 zeros (in the U.S. and France); one followed by 18 zeros (in Great Britain and Germany)
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Trillion Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAccording 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.
trillion
\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.
trillion
adj : (u.s.) one million million; (britain) one quintillion [syn: a trillion]
n
1. (in britain and germany) the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros; "in england they call a quintillion a trillion" [syn: one million million million ]
2. (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" [syn: one million million, 1000000000000]
similar words(1)
a trillion
Noun
1. the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros; "in England they call a quintillion a trillion"
(synonym) one million million million
(hypernym) large integer
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; "in England they call a trillion a billion"
(synonym) one million million, 1000000000000
(hypernym) large integer
(classification) United States, United States of America, America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
Adjective
1. one quintillion in Great Britain
(synonym) a trillion
(similar) cardinal
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. one million million in the United States
(synonym) a trillion
(similar) cardinal
(classification) United States, United States of America, America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
Trillion Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Trillion may mean:
Numbers
Either of the two numbers (see long and short scales for more detail):- 1,000,000,000,000 (one million million;
; SI prefix: tera-) for all short scale countries
- 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 (one million million million;
; SI prefix: exa-) for all long scale countries
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