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trillion

tril·lion

UK/ˈtɹɪljən/ US/ˈtɹɪ(l)jən/ fairly common slang uk us
noun (2) adjective (2)

noun

1.

the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros

  • “in England they call a quintillion a trillion”
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2.

the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros

  • “in England they call a quintillion a trillion”
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adjective

1.

one quintillion in Great Britain

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2.

one million million in the United States

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Origin

Borrowed from French trillion, from French tri- (“three”) + -illion, equivalent to tri- + -illion. The noun was coined by American basketball player Harvey Pollack, because of the way the numbers read across a basketball box score.

Phrases

  • Previous: billiard. Next: trilliard long scale
  • Previous: billion. Next: quadrillion short scale

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