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Definition of Quadrilion

Quad*ril"lion (?), n. [F., fr. L. quater four times, akin to quattuor four, E. four; -- formed like million. See Four, Million.] According to the French notation, which is followed also upon the Continent and in the United States, a unit with fifteen ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, the number produced by involving a million to the fourth power, or the number represented by a unit with twenty-four ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • Usually it means a thousand thousand billion. That is to say, a 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 1015.
         ISO prefix: peta-
  • (Dated usage, notably British) A million trillion or a 1 followed by 21 zeros, 1024.
         ISO prefix: yotta-
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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