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quadrillion

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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qua·dril·lion /kwɒˈdrɪljən $ kwɑː-/ number  1. HMNthe number one followed by 15 zeros 一千的五次幂,千万亿(10152. British English old useHMN the number one followed by 24 zeros 一百万的四次幂(1024)
Examples from the Corpus
quadrillionSophisticated analysis today can identify traces of pesticides and other substances down to a level of parts per quadrillion.What are the prospects on the Caricom market for another quadrillion metric tons of sweet potatoes, eh?To do this systematically would require a computer to examine a quadrillion possibilities.
Origin quadrillion (1600-1700) quadr- + -illion (as in million)
qua·dril·lion numberChineseSyllable
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quadrillion
quadrillion /kwɒˈdrɪljən $ kwɑː-/ number
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: quadr- + -illion (as in million)
1. the number one followed by 15 zeros
2. British English old use the number one followed by 24 zeros


quad·ril·lionBrE /kwɒˈdrɪljən/ 🔊NAmE /kwɑːˈdrɪljən/ 🔊 numberthe number 1015, or 1 followed by 15 zeros 千的五次幂