billion
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈbɪljən/]
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1. billion (num) — sense 1
Definition: Either of two large amounts:: a thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,000²): 1 followed by nine zeros, 10⁹.
Example: At the last assessment it [the national debt] amounts to seven billion pounds (£7,000,000,000).
2. billion (num) — sense 2
Definition: Either of two large amounts:: A million million (logic: 1,000,000²): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (10¹²); a thousand milliard.
Example: n = 1,000,000,000,000, that is, = a billion, or the square of a million
3. billion (num) — sense 3
Definition: An unspecified very large number.
Example: Near-synonyms: gazillion; see also Thesaurus:zillion
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