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Encyclopedia > Trillion
Look up trillion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Trillion may mean: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...


Numbers

Either of the two numbers (see long and short scales for more detail): The long and short scales are two different numerical systems used throughout the world: Short scale is the English translation of the French term échelle courte. ...

  • 1,000,000,000,000 (one million million; 1012; SI prefix tera) - increasingly common meaning in English language usage.
  • 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 (one million million million; 1018; SI prefix exa) - increasingly rare meaning in English language usage but frequent in many other languages.

One million million (1,000,000,000,000) is the natural number following 999,999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,000,001. ... Tera (symbol: T) is a prefix in the SI system of units denoting 1012, or 1 000 000 000 000. ... This list compares various sizes of positive numbers, including counts of things, dimensionless numbers and probabilities. ... In the X Window System, in the X.Org Server, EXA is a graphics acceleration architecture to make the XRender extension more usable, with only minor changes needed to adapt XFree86 video drivers written to use XAA (the XFree86 Acceleration Architecture). ...

Other meanings

  • one trillion, a term used in basketball.
  • trillion, a triangular type of modified brilliant cut in gemstones

One trillion is a basketball term used to denote a player who has played one minute without recording any other statistic. ... In order to best utilize a diamond gemstones superlative material properties, a number of different diamond cuts have been developed. ...

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Trillion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (304 words)
The numeral trillion refers to one of two number values, depending on the context of where and how it is being used.
It is the largest numerical value in everyday non-scientific use in the English language.
The history of trillion is described in the Long scale article.
Trillion Cut Diamond Ring: Trillion Cut Diamonds (306 words)
Trillion cut diamonds were first developed in Amsterdam, and often traditionally used as side stones to a larger solitaire on engagement rings.
The trillion shape is a brilliant cut, which means that it catches the light well which is what gives it that sparkle and fire.
The trillion cut is not for the person looking for that classic ring, but rather for that person that likes to take chances and go on adventures.
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