trillion
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French trillion. From the prefix tri- (three) + -illion (from million); ie a million million million.
Coined by Jehan Adam in 1475 as trimillion.[1] [2] [3] Rendered as tryllion by Nicolas Chuquet in 1484, in his article “Triparty en la science des nombres”.[4] [5]
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪljən
[edit] Cardinal number
trillion
- (US; modern British & Australian, short scale) A million million: 1 followed by twelve zeros, 1012.
- (dated British & Australian, long scale) A million million million: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 1018.
- Western (Arabic) Numeral trillion, 1012 short scale, 1018 long scale
- Previous: billion: short scale 109, long scale 1012
- Next: quadrillion: short scale 1015, long scale 1024
- ISO prefix: tera-
[edit] Translations
a million million, 1012
a million million million, 1018
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- Bosnian: bilion m.
- Romanian: bilion n.
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From the prefix tri-, meaning three + -illion (from million); i.e. a million million million.
Coined by Jehan Adam in 1475 as trimillion.[1] [2] [3] Rendered as tryllion by Nicolas Chuquet in 1484, in his article “Triparty en la science des nombres”.[4] [5]
[edit] Cardinal number
trillion
- A long scale trillion, 1018; a short scale quintillion.
[edit] Related terms
- billion, coined at same time
[edit] Descendants
- Catalan: trilió
[edit] References
- Notes:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bibliothèque St Geneviève, Paris, MS Français 3143 - original French manuscript by Jehan Adam
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jehan Adam, Traicté en arismetique pour la practique par gectouers… Parchemin. XVe siècle (1475).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lynn Thorndike, “The Arithmetic of Jehan Adam, A.D. 1475,” Science and Thought in the Fifteenth Century
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chuquet, Nicolas (written 1484, published 1880). Triparty en la science des nombres (ISSN 9012-9458). Aristide Marre, Bologna (Italy), 1880.
Idem. "Nicolas Chuquet's manuscript." Published by www.miakinen.net. URL accessed on 2008-03-01. - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Idem. "Nicolas Chuquet's chapter." Transcription by Michael Florencetime. URL accessed on 2008-03-01.
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[edit] Cardinal number
trillion (триллион)
- (cardinal) trillion (1012)
[edit] Declension
declension of trillion
| nominative | trillion |
|---|---|
| genitive | trillionnıñ |
| dative | trillionga |
| accusative | trillionnı |
| locative | trillionda |
| ablative | trillionnan |