trillion
noun
tril·lion
ˈtri(l)-yən 
1
: a number equal to 1,000 times one billion see Table of Numbers
2
: an indeterminately large number
a trillion mosquitoes out tonight
trillion
adjective
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The draft text released today mentions that the amount will be in trillions.
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Simi Thambi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
But Biden threw in the towel wasting thousands of American lives and trillions of American dollars.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
According to Trump, rooting out inefficiencies in federal spending could save taxpayers trillions of dollars.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Nov. 2024
While the core counts haven't changed, the M4's 16-core neural engine is rated capable of up to 38 TOPS, or trillions of operations per second, 20 TOPS more than the M3 can ostensibly pull off.
—PCMAG, 4 Nov. 2024
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Simi Thambi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
But Biden threw in the towel wasting thousands of American lives and trillions of American dollars.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
According to Trump, rooting out inefficiencies in federal spending could save taxpayers trillions of dollars.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Nov. 2024
While the core counts haven't changed, the M4's 16-core neural engine is rated capable of up to 38 TOPS, or trillions of operations per second, 20 TOPS more than the M3 can ostensibly pull off.
—PCMAG, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Trillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trillion. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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