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MILLE-TRILLIONS [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Arithmetic and Number Theory
Universal entry(ies)
Z
correct, symbol
DEF

A number equal to 1 followed by 21 zeros.

OBS

sextillion: short scale.

OBS

thousand trillion: designation formerly used in the United Kingdom's traditional long scale numbering system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arithmétique et théorie des nombres
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Z
correct, symbol
OBS

mille-trillions; mille trillions; trilliard : échelle longue.

OBS

trilliard : terme passé dans l'usage mais qui est critiqué selon certains auteurs.

Spanish

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