trillion — the number 1,000,000,000,000 (one million million)
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the number 1,000,000,000,000 (one million million)
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈtrɪljən/
Example Sentences
- My phone has trillion pixels, but I still can't take a decent selfie!
- The company's market value exceeded one trillion dollars.
- Scientists estimate there are trillions of bacteria in our body.
trillion
NOUN[/ˈtrɪljən/]
the number 1,000,000,000,000 (one million million)
the number 1,000,000,000,000 (one million million)
One trillion debt means one million per civilian!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from French, combining the prefix tri- (meaning three) with million. Originally coined to denote one million raised to the third power (10^18), the term's numerical value was redefined in American English to represent 10^12, aligning with the short scale system.
Breakdown
tri- (three) + million (from Latin mille, thousand). The prefix tri- originally indicated the third power in the long scale system, but American usage shifted the term to represent a thousand billion.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My phone has trillion pixels, but I still can't take a decent selfie!”
“The company's market value exceeded one trillion dollars.”
“Scientists estimate there are trillions of bacteria in our body.”
“I have told you trillion times to clean your room!”
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