trillion
noun
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 12 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 18 zeros.
trillionth
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a word derived from
trillion.
Example Sentences
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The technique uses ultra-fast pulses of harmless visible or near-infrared light, lasting less than a trillionth of a second, and measures how they interact with pigments in the paint.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2024
The Big Bang theory postulates that the universe was inflated from a microscopic speck in a trillionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a second, at a temperature of trillions degrees centigrade.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2023
The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was trillionth.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2022
These experiments created burning plasmas that lasted just a trillionth of a second, but that was enough to be considered a success, Zylstra said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2022
According to Guth’s theory, at one ten-millionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a trillionth of a second, gravity emerged.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
