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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Together, these chips deliver 3,000 TOPS (trillions of operations per second) of on-chip computing power.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
And fiber is also the primary fuel source for the trillions of microbes that live in your gut and influence many aspects of health - from your immune system to mood, notes Holscher, whose research focuses on the microbiome.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 18 May 2026
In an age when companies spend trillions on transformation programs only to see most of them fail, two Amazon Web Services veterans have written what may be the most stimulating management book of 2026.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
With half the nation posing financial questions to AI, trillions of dollars in savings and investments could ride on the answers.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 15 May 2026
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
And fiber is also the primary fuel source for the trillions of microbes that live in your gut and influence many aspects of health - from your immune system to mood, notes Holscher, whose research focuses on the microbiome.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 18 May 2026
In an age when companies spend trillions on transformation programs only to see most of them fail, two Amazon Web Services veterans have written what may be the most stimulating management book of 2026.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
With half the nation posing financial questions to AI, trillions of dollars in savings and investments could ride on the answers.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 15 May 2026
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“Trillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trillion. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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