Meaning & use

1000000000000

number·Academic

The number equal to one thousand billion, written as a one followed by twelve zeros; one trillion.

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The national debt was reported to have surpassed 1000000000000 dollars that year.

Astronomers estimate the galaxy contains roughly 1000000000000 stars in total.

A note on using this word

In American usage, 1000000000000 is one trillion; some countries historically used the long scale, where the same number was a billion.

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