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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) |
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| Dwayne Miller, University of Toronto - In what may provide deep insights into what occurs inside planets and stars, scientists have captured the first atomic-level view of the melting process, one of the simplest transformations of matter, on the timescale of femtoseconds, or quadrillionths of a second. In what may provide deep insights into what goes on inside planets and stars, scientists have captured the first atomic-level view of the melting process, one of the simplest transformations of matter, on the timescale of femtoseconds, or quadrillionths of a second. Zewail's group uses laser pulses that last about 10 femtoseconds, or 10 quadrillionths of a second. |
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