Category:Trillion

Tril"lion, n. Etym: [f. trillion, formed from the pref. tri- in Imitation of million a million. Cf. Billion.]

Defn: according to the french notation, which is used upon the Continent generally and in the united states, the number expressed by A unit with twelve ciphers annexed; a million millions; according to The english notation, the number produced by involving a million to The third power, or the number represented by a unit with eighteen Ciphers annexed. See the note under numeration.