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quadrillionOne thousand times one trillion, which is 1, followed by 15 zeros, or 10 to the 15th power. See space/time. quadrillion 1. (in Britain) the number represented as one followed by 24 zeros (1024) 2. (in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 15 zeros (1015) quadrillion [kwə′dril·yən] (mathematics) The number 1015. In British and German usage, the number 1024. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Sun processor design Compute Ranches accelerate time-to-market for UltraSPARC processors by acting as a kind of time machine -- shrinking design phases by applying quadrillions of well managed compute cycles to the effort every day. Magnetic resonance force microscopy (MRFM) applies the same principles used by hospital magnetic resonance imaging machines, which provide three-dimensional views of internal soft tissues by detecting the spins of quadrillions of atomic nuclei at a time. IBM WebSphere handles quadrillions of transaction messages a day because it is secure. |
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