quadrillion

See also Quadrillion

English

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Etymology

From French

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kwɒˈdɹɪljən/, SAMPA: /kwQ"dr\Ilj@n/, Shavian: 𐑒𐑢𐑭𐑡𐑮𐑦𐑤𐑾; IPA: /kwɒˈdʒɹɪljən/, SAMPA: /kwQ"dZr\Ilj@n/ (possibly non-standard)

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  Rhymes: -ɪljən

Cardinal number

quadrillion

1. (US, modern British & Australian, short scale) A thousand trillion: 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 10¹⁵.
2. (dated, UK, Australian) British & Australian, long scale. A million trillion: 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 10²⁴.

See also

• (10¹⁵): peta-
• (10²⁴): yotta-
• (10¹⁵ and 10²⁴): Previous: trillion. Next: quintillion.

Synonyms

• (10¹⁵): a long scale billiard
• (10²⁴): a short scale septillion

Translations

a thousand trillion, 10¹⁵

Czech: biliarda (cs) f. Dutch: biljard (nl) Esperanto: duiliardo (eo) Estonian: kvadriljon (et) French: billiard (fr) m. German: Billiarde Greek: τετράκις εκατομμύριο (el) n. (tetrakis ekatommýrio)

Japanese: 千兆 (ja) (senchō) Polish: biliard (pl) m. Russian: квадриллион (ru) (kvadrillión) m. Swedish: triljard (sv) c., tusen triljoner (sv) c. pl. Turkish: katrilyon (tr) Vietnamese: triệu tỷ

a million trillion, 10²⁴

Catalan: quadrilió (ca) Dutch: quadriljoen Esperanto: kvariliono (eo) Estonian: septiljon (et) Finnish: kvadriljoona (fi) French: quadrillion (fr) m. German: Quadrillion (de) f.

Greek: επτάκις εκατομμύριο (el) n. (eptákis ekatommýrio) Japanese: 一秭 (ja) (isshi) Polish: kwadrylion (pl) m. Russian: септиллион (ru) (septillión) m. Swedish: kvadriljon (sv) c. Vietnamese: triệu tỷ tỷ

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• Romanian: Quadrilion n.
• Spanish: cuatrillón

Noun

quadrillion (plural quadrillions)

1. (figuratively, slang) Any very large number, exceeding normal description.
   • 1999 Beverly Lewis, A Perfect Match, Bethany House Publishers, p23

     They'd never understand — not in a quadrillion years.

   • 2000 J. D. Maples, Trojan Steers, Lomaland Books Inc, p58

     Me, I never refuse a meal, and believe me I seen some heavy weather. I musta flown a quadrillion miles and I never did have a problem.

   • 2004 Arthur Kopecky, New Buffalo: journals from a Taos commune, UNM Press, p143

     The sky is so absolutely clear with a quadrillion stars.

   • 2006 Evelyn Caro, The Flickering Attic Window, Trafford Publishing, p8

     She's named after this famous singer from a quadrillion years ago.

Synonyms

• (any very large number): bajillion, bazillion, billion, dillion, fantillion, gadzillion, gagillion, gajillion, gazillion, godzillion, googillion, grillion, hojillion, hundred and one, infillion, jillion, kabillion, kajillion, katrillion, killion, kazillion, million, million and one, quintillion, robillion, skillion, squidillion, squillion, thousand and one, trillion, umptillion, zillion

any very large number

French: milliard (fr) m., milliards (fr) m. pl., million (fr) m., millions (fr) m. pl.

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Cardinal number

quadrillion

1. 10²⁴; a quadrillion by the long scale; a short scale septillion.

Usage notes

• Previous: trilliard, 10²¹
• Next: quadrilliard, 10²⁷