trillion.
Either of two large amounts:
Meaning & usage
Either of two large amounts: A million (times a) million: 1 followed by twelve zeros, 10¹².
Either of two large amounts: A million (times a) million (times a) million: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 10¹⁸.
An unspecified very large number.
There were trillions of people at the concert.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French trillion, from French tri- (“three”) + -illion, equivalent to tri- + -illion. The noun was coined by American basketball player Harvey Pollack, because of the way the numbers read across a basketball box score.
A statistic formed by a player playing some number of minutes, but recording no stats.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French trillion, from French tri- (“three”) + -illion, equivalent to tri- + -illion. The noun was coined by American basketball player Harvey Pollack, because of the way the numbers read across a basketball box score.
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