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1. n. According to the French and American method of numeration, a thousand millions, or 1,000,000,000; according to the English method, a million millions, or 1,000,000,000,000. See Numeration.
2. adj. denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States
3. adj. denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain
4. n. the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
5. n. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
6. n. the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
7. According to the French and American method of numeration, a thousand millions, or 1,000,000,000; according to the English method, a million millions, or 1,000,000,000,000. See Numeration.
8. According to the French and American method of numeration, athousand millions, or 1,000,000,000; according to the English method,a million millions, or 1,000,000,000,000. See Numeration.
9. m:100 n. the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen n. the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros s. denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States s. denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain