Vocabulary Entry

trillion

|noun • adjective

noun

A cardinal number equal to 1,000,000,000,000; one thousand billion.

Example Sentences

"The national debt has reached over a trillion dollars."

"In scientific notation, one trillion is written as 10^12."

"A trillion stars can be found in some of the larger galaxies."

adjective

Example Sentences

"The trillion-dollar industry is growing rapidly."

"The report predicts a trillion-dollar market by the year 2030."

"Trillion-dollar companies are becoming more common in today’s economy."