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trillion
/ˈtɹɪljən/
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What does trillion mean?
numeral
- A million (times a) million: 1 followed by twelve zeros, 10¹².
- An unspecified very large number.
noun
- (slang) A statistic formed by a player playing some number of minutes, but recording no stats.
More meanings (1)
numeral
- (dated) A million (times a) million (times a) million: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 10¹⁸.
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/ˈtɹɪljən/
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The technologically advanced areas--North America, Japan, and Western Europe--together account for 65% of the gross world product (GWP) of $20.3 trillion; these developed areas grew in the aggregate at 3.5%.
Again, our three trillion tons of coal is sufficient for an annual consumption of half a billion tons for six thousands years, whereas the United States Geological Survey has estimated that at the present rate of increase in mining and exportation our total supply of high-grade phosphate will be exhausted in fifty years.