trillion
noun
tril·lion
ˈtri(l)-yən 
1
: a number equal to 1,000 times one billion see Table of Numbers
2
: an indeterminately large number
a trillion mosquitoes out tonight
trillion
adjective
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As trillions of dollars shift into women’s hands over the next decade, the financial industry is being forced to evolve.
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Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Cloud computing was also a massive technological shift, one that created trillions of dollars in market capitalization for its providers.
—Gil Mandelzis, Fortune, 27 May 2026
El Niños can also be incredibly costly, having the potential to cause trillions of dollars in economic damage worldwide.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Together, these chips deliver 3,000 TOPS (trillions of operations per second) of on-chip computing power.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
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Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Cloud computing was also a massive technological shift, one that created trillions of dollars in market capitalization for its providers.
—Gil Mandelzis, Fortune, 27 May 2026
El Niños can also be incredibly costly, having the potential to cause trillions of dollars in economic damage worldwide.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Together, these chips deliver 3,000 TOPS (trillions of operations per second) of on-chip computing power.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
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“Trillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trillion. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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