English noun: trillion |
1. | trillion (quantity) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) |
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| Samples | There were millions of flies.
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| Synonyms | billion, gazillion, jillion, million, zillion |
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| Broader (hypernym) | large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity |
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2. | trillion (quantity) the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros |
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| Samples | In England they call a quintillion a trillion.
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| Synonyms | one million million million |
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| Broader (hypernym) | large integer |
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| Domain region | Britain, Deutschland, Federal Republic of Germany, FRG, Germany, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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3. | trillion (quantity) the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros |
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| Samples | In England they call a trillion a billion.
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| Synonyms | 1000000000000, one million million |
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| Broader (hypernym) | large integer |
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| Domain region | America, France, French Republic, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA |
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