Meaning & use
1000000000000
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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one trillion
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