trillion

• العدد الذي يمثل مليون مليون (1,000,000,000,000) في المقياس القصير، ويُستخدم عادة في المال والاقتصاد. ويُستعمل أيضًا لوصف كمية هائلة أو عدد لا يُحصى.

A number representing one million million (1,000,000,000,000) in the short scale, commonly used in finance and economics.

1. One million million (US)B2formalamerican

   The number equal to 1,000,000,000,000, or 10 to the 12th power.

   تريليون

   • The national debt is over 30 trillion dollars.
   • A trillion grains of sand would fill a large truck.
   • The company is valued at several trillion dollars.

2. One quintillion (UK)C1formalbritish

   The number equal to 1,000,000,000,000,000,000, or 10 to the 18th power.

   كوينتليون (المملكة المتحدة)

   • In older British usage, a trillion was a million million million.
   • Historical documents sometimes refer to a trillion as a quintillion.
   • The difference between the US and UK trillion caused confusion in early financial reports.

   المرادفاتquintillion

• اسم يدل على عدد كبير جدًا، ويُستخدم غالبًا على سبيل المبالغة للإشارة إلى كمية ضخمة غير محددة. في الإنجليزية البريطانية التقليدية يعني مليون مليون مليون (10^18)، وفي الإنجليزية الأمريكية يعني مليون مليون (10^12).

A noun referring to a very large number, often used hyperbolically to indicate an indefinite but immense quantity. In British English, it traditionally denotes a million million million (10^18), while in American English it denotes a million million (10^12).

1. A very large indefinite number (hyperbole)B2informal

   An extremely large, often exaggerated, number used to emphasize quantity.

   عدد هائل (مبالغة)

   • I've told you a trillion times to clean your room!
   • There are a trillion stars in the sky, it seems.
   • He has a trillion ideas, but never acts on them.

   المرادفاتgazillionjillionzillion

2. One followed by 18 zeros (long scale)C1formalbritish

   The number represented as 1,000,000,000,000,000,000; a million million million.

   كوينتليون (المقياس الطويل)

   • In the long scale, a trillion equals 10^18.
   • The national debt was measured in trillions under the old system.
   • Astronomers discuss distances in trillions of kilometers.

   المرادفاتquintillion

3. One followed by 12 zeros (short scale)B2formalamerican

   The number represented as 1,000,000,000,000; a million million.

   تريليون

   • The company's valuation reached over a trillion dollars.
   • The government spent trillions on economic stimulus.
   • A trillion grains of sand would fill a large truck.