billionfold

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English[edit]

English numbers (edit)
 ←  1,000,000 (106) 1,000,000,000 (109) 1012  → [a], [b] 1015  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: billion, milliard, thousand million
    Ordinal: billionth, milliardth
    Multiplier: billionfold, milliardfold
    Metric collective prefix: giga-
    Metric fractional prefix: nano-
    Number of years: giga-annum, gigayear
English numbers (edit)
 ←  1,000,000 (106) [a], [b] ←  1,000,000,000 (109) 1012 1015  → [a], [b] 1018  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: trillion, billion
    Ordinal: trillionth, billionth
    Multiplier: trillionfold, billionfold
    Metric collective prefix: tera-
    Metric fractional prefix: pico-

Etymology[edit]

billion +‎ -fold

Adjective[edit]

billionfold (not comparable)

  1. A billion times so
    a billionfold dilution
    a billionfold increase

Adverb[edit]

billionfold (not comparable)

  1. In a billionfold way; by a billion degrees; on a scale of a billion
    multiply something a billionfold
    magnify something a billionfold
    it is a billionfold heavier than something else

Usage notes[edit]

Both the adjective and the adverb are often used as hyperbole, indicating not literally a billion, but rather some vague inestimable large number or amount.