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How to pronounce quadrillion in English?

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Type Words
Type of large integer
Type Words
Type of large integer


in England they call a septillion a quadrillion.

Examples of quadrillion

quadrillion
One quadrillion is a number once used only by computing engineers and astronomers.
From the washingtontimes.com
At 10 parts per quadrillion the Earth's oceans would hold 15,000 tons of gold.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Wind power jumped from .70 quadrillion BTU, or quads, in 2009 to .92 quads in 2010.
From the sciencedaily.com
Even a few quadrillion options isn't a big deal for modern machines, though.
From the money.cnn.com
The computer will be able to process 10 quadrillion calculations a second.
From the stltoday.com
In a few years'time, derivatives could become a quadrillion-dollar market.
From the newsweek.com
Prices doubled every 16 hours creating an annual inflation rate of 13 quadrillion percent.
From the washingtontimes.com
That will make it capable of tracking debt up to a quadrillion dollars.
From the sltrib.com
There are an estimated 10 quadrillion quadrillion bacteriophages on the planet, he says.
From the post-gazette.com
More examples
  • The number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros; "in England they call a septillion a quadrillion"
  • Any very large number, exceeding normal description
  • Quadrillion is a square diamond with 49 brilliant-style facets-21 crown facets, 24 pavilion facets and four girdle facets. It was patented by Ambar Diamonds in 1981.
  • A unit of quantity equal to 10^15 (1 followed by 15 zeros).