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| 1. | [ adjective ] (U.S.) denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units; (Britain) denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units | |
| Synonyms: | a_billion | |
| Related terms: | US cardinal | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (mathematics) 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 | |
| Synonyms: | 1000000000000 one_million_million | |
| Related terms: | large_integer UK | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain | |
| Synonyms: | a_billion | |
| Related terms: | UK cardinal | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (in the United States) the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros | |
| Synonyms: | 1000000000 one_thousand_million | |
| Related terms: | large_integer milliard US | |
| Similar spelling: |
bullion Bouillion |
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