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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.

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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

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trillion [′tril·yən]

(mathematics)

The number 10¹².

In British and German usage, the number 10¹⁸.

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(mathematics)

trillion - In Britain, France, and Germany, 10^18 or a million cubed. In the USA and Canada, 10^12.