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Trillion

//ˈtɹɪljən// noun, num, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    one million million in the United States wordnet
  2. 2
    one quintillion in Great Britain wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A statistic formed by a player playing some number of minutes, but recording no stats. slang
  2. 2
    the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros wordnet
  3. 3
    the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros in the UK wordnet
  4. 4
    a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) wordnet
Numeral
  1. 1
    Either of two large amounts:; A million (times a) million: 1 followed by twelve zeros, 10¹². Australia, British, US, modern

    "Javik: Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls and ask the ghosts if honor matters. Their silence is your answer."

  2. 2
    Either of two large amounts:; A million (times a) million (times a) million: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 10¹⁸. Australia, British, dated
  3. 3
    An unspecified very large number. colloquial, excessive

    "Near-synonyms: gazillion; see also Thesaurus:zillion"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French trillion, from French tri- (“three”) + -illion, equivalent to tri- + -illion. The noun was coined by American basketball player Harvey Pollack, because of the way the numbers read across a basketball box score.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French trillion, from French tri- (“three”) + -illion, equivalent to tri- + -illion. The noun was coined by American basketball player Harvey Pollack, because of the way the numbers read across a basketball box score.

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