quadrillion
num/kwɑˈdɹɪl.i.ən/US/kwɔˈdɹɪl.jən//kwɒˈdɹɪl.jən/UK
Etymology
From French quadrillion, from quadri- (“four”) + -illion. By surface analysis, quadr- + -illion.
Definitions
A thousand trillion (logic
A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000⁴): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 10¹⁵.
- “I’m not sure I understand why we have to send a quadrillion-credit mission to another galaxy.” He looked fleetingly amused. “Quintillion... and we don’t have a choice, Harper. Any of us, really, but humanity especially.”
- Integrating data from all continents and major biomes, we conservatively estimate 20 × 10¹⁵ (20 quadrillion) ants on Earth, with a total biomass of 12 megatons of dry carbon.
A million trillion (logic
A million trillion (logic: 1,000,000⁴): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 10²⁴.
Any very large number, exceeding normal description.
- They'd never understand — not in a quadrillion years.
- 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.
- The sky is so absolutely clear with a quadrillion stars.
The neighborhood
- synonym1024a short scale septillion
- neighborpeta-
- neighboryotta-
- neighborPrevious: trillion. Next: quintillion.
- neighborPrevious: trilliard. Next: quadrilliard.
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for quadrillion. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA