Quadrillion

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English

Pronunciation

  • SAMPA: /kwA"dZrIlj@n/
  • IPA: /kwaˈdɹɪljən/ (in careful speech), /kwaˈʤɹɪljən/ (non-standard)
  • Shavian: 𐑒𐑢𐑭𐑡𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑾

Etymology

quadr-, four + -illion, from million; ie, a million, million, million, million

Cardinal number

  1. Usually it means a thousand thousand billion. That is to say, a 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 1015.
    ISO prefix: peta-
  2. (Dated usage, notably British) A million trillion or a 1 followed by 21 zeros, 1024.
    ISO prefix: yotta-

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