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trillion

One thousand times one billion, which is 1, followed by 12 zeros, or 10 to the 12th power. See space/time.


trillion
1. the number represented as one followed by twelve zeros (1012); a million million
2. (formerly, in Britain) the number represented as one followed by eighteen zeros (1018); a million million million

trillion [′trilĀ·yən]
(mathematics)
The number 1012.
In British and German usage, the number 1018.

(mathematics)trillion - In Britain, France, and Germany, 10^18 or a million cubed.

In the USA and Canada, 10^12.



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