quadrillion

/kwəˈdrɪljən/
noun
  1. The number equal to 1 followed by 15 zeros (1,000,000,000,000,000) in American English; in British English, 1 followed by 24 zeros.
    • Scientists estimate there are quadrillions of stars in the observable universe.
    • The national debt is measured in quadrillions of dollars.
    • A quadrillion grains of sand would cover a vast area.
adjective
  1. Amounting to one quadrillion in number.
    • They discovered a quadrillion-ton asteroid in the outer solar system.
    • The computer can perform quadrillion calculations per second.
    • The company's valuation reached a quadrillion dollars in the simulation.
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