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Quadrillion
Quadrillion
[
kwo-
dril
-y
uh
n
]
Show IPA
/
kwɒˈdrɪl
yən
/
Show Spelled
Quadrillion
may mean
either
of the two numbers (see
long and short scales
for more detail):
1,000,000,000,000,000
(one thousand million million;
10^{15}
;
SI prefix
peta-
) - for all
short scale
countries - increasingly common meaning in English language usage
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
(one million million million million;
10^{24}
; SI prefix:
yotta-
) - for all
long scale
countries - increasingly rare meaning in English language usage
See also
Names of large numbers
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