Gesamtzahl

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈzamtˌtsaːl/
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Noun

Gesamtzahl f (genitive Gesamtzahl, plural Gesamtzahlen)

  1. total number
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, number 29/2010, page 49:
      Rund eine Million beschriebene Insektenarten leben auf der Erde, Fachleute schätzen die Gesamtzahl aller Insekten auf eine Trillion, das ist eine 1 mit 18 Nullen.
      Approximately one million documented insect species live on Earth, experts estimate the total number of all insects at one quintillion, that is a 1 with 18 zeros.

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