Trillion

quintillion (10^18) in German; a million billion

noun tri-LYOHN Rare

Origin: from French 'trillion'

Usage Note

Trillion bedeutet im deutschen System 10¹⁸ (nicht 10¹² wie im Englischen). Das schafft Verwechslungsgefahr: Englisch 'trillion' = Deutsch 'Billion'. Im Alltag äußerst selten.

Examples

"Physiker rechnen manchmal mit Zahlen im Trillion-Bereich."

Natural Translation

Physicists sometimes work with numbers in the quintillion range.

Literal Translation

Physicists calculate sometimes with numbers in the trillion range.

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