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Trillion : adj
1: one quintillion in Great Britain [syn: a trillion]
2: one million million in the United States [syn: a trillion]
(noun)
1: 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: 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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Trillion :
In Britain, France, and Germany, 10^18 or a
million cubed.
In the USA and Canada, 10^12.
[Elsewhere?]
(1996-10-03)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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