Definition:Trillion

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Definition

Short Scale

Trillion is a name for $10^{12}$ in the short scale system:

One trillion $= 10^{3 \times 3 + 3}$


Long Scale

Trillion is a name for $10^{18}$ in the long scale system:

One trillion $= 10^{6 \times 3}$


Linguistic Note

The word trillion derives from the prefix tri-, meaning threefold, and million, originating as the number $1 \, 000 \, 000$ to the power of $3$.


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