quadrillion — (n.) 1670s, from Fr. quadrillion (16c.) from quadri four (see QUADRI (Cf. quadri )) + (m)illion. Cf. BILLION (Cf. billion). In Great Britain, the fourth power of a million (1 followed by 24 zeroes); in the U.S., the fifth power of a thousand (1… … Etymology dictionary
quadrillion — [kwä dril′yən] n. [Fr < quadri (see QUADRI ) + (MI)LLION] 1. the number represented by 1 followed by 15 zeros 2. Brit. the number represented by 1 followed by 24 zeros adj. amounting to one quadrillion in number quadrillionth adj., n … English World dictionary
Quadrillion — Quad*ril lion, n. [F., fr. L. quater four times, akin to quattuor four, E. four; formed like million. See {Four}, {Million}.] According to the French notation, which is followed also upon the Continent and in the United States, a unit with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quadrillion — may mean either of the two numbers (see long and short scales for more detail): * 1,000,000,000,000,000 (one thousand million million; 10^{15}; SI prefix peta ) for all short scale countries increasingly common meaning in English language usage * … Wikipedia
Quadrillion — (spr. Quadriljong), tausend mal tausend Trillionen, eine Million in der vierten Potenz, vgl. Billion … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Quadrillion — (neulat.), die vierte Potenz einer Million (1 mit 24 Nullen). Vgl. Zahlensystem … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Quadrillion — Quadrillĭon (neulat.), 1 Million Trillionen, geschrieben 1 mit 24 Nullen oder 1024 … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Quadrillion — Quadrillion, die Million in der 4. Potenz … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Quadrillion — ↑ Million … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
quadrillion — quatrillion [ k(w)atriljɔ̃ ] n. m. • 1765; de quatre et million (REM. cf. Billion.) 1 ♦ Vx Mille trillions (1o), soit 1015. 2 ♦ (1948) Mod. Million de trillions (2o), soit 1024 … Encyclopédie Universelle
