Trillion

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German

German numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: eine Trillion
    Ordinal: trillionste
    Adverbial: trillionenmal
    Multiplier: trillionenfach
    Fractional: Trillionstel

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁɪˈli̯oːn/
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  • Hyphenation: Tril‧li‧on

Numeral

Trillion f (genitive Trillion, plural Trillionen)

  1. (cardinal number) quintillion (1018)
    • 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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Further reading

  • Trillion” in Duden online
  • Trillion” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache