meaning of trillion

1. 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.
2. trillion In Britain, France, and Germany, 10^18 or a million cubed. In the USA and Canada, 10^12. [Elsewhere?]
3. the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; "in England they call a trillion a ">billion"

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