TRILLION - Definition

Pronunciation:		'trilyun
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] (in the United States and France) the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; "in England they call a trillion a billion" [n] (in Britain and Germany) the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros; "in England they call a quintillion a trillion" [adj] (U.S.) one million million; (Britain) one quintillion

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	Synonyms:	1000000000000, a trillion, cardinal, one million million, one million million million

	See Also:	large integer

Products Dictionary

	Definition:	Trillion Description not available. more details ...

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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}.

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Computing Dictionary

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

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