milliards — meaning in English
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English meaning
- billion num A thousand million: 1,000,000,000 (10⁹), the standard modern meaning.
- quadrillion num A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000⁴): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 10¹⁵.
- quintillion num Either of two very large amounts:
Senses
milliards is used for these senses in English:
- billion (dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million (times a) million (logic: 1,000,0002): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (1012); a thousand milliard.
- quadrillion (figuratively, slang, hyperbole) Any very large number, exceeding normal description.
billion — full definition
- num A thousand million: 1,000,000,000 (10⁹), the standard modern meaning.
- num An extremely large, unspecified number.
quadrillion — full definition
- num A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000⁴): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 10¹⁵.
- num A million trillion (logic: 1,000,000⁴): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 10²⁴.