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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

  1. num A thousand million: 1,000,000,000 (10⁹), the standard modern meaning.
  2. num An extremely large, unspecified number.

quadrillion — full definition

  1. num A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,000⁴): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 10¹⁵.
  2. num A million trillion (logic: 1,000,000⁴): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 10²⁴.

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