What is a Trillion?

[Shah Mat]

I keep hearing the words "trillion dollar" deficit. I was curious what a trillion dollars looked like, so I googled it.

http://www.pagetutor.com/trillion/index.html

Mind boggling

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

Crazy isn't it. Plus there are two definitions of a billion and a trillon.

[clayinaustin]

my tummy hurts :(

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

trillion definition

tril·lion (tril′yen)

noun

1. ☆ the number represented by 1 followed by 12 zeros
2. Brit. the number represented by 1 followed by 18 zeros
3. an indefinite but very large number: a hyperbolic use

Etymology: Fr < tri-, tri- + (mi)llion

adjective

amounting to one trillion in number

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

There is more explanations on different definitions if you look. Basically two exist.

[Perlmudder]

effe my life thats a lot of cashola!

[Big Time]

In the movies $1M always looks like a lot more.....:rolleyes:

[Tony]

Think of how many lap dances that would buy.

[Dude! Sweet!]

Damn that's some long green! Hell, I'd take half of that! :D

By the way, how much is a "bazillion"!? I think that's how much it costs to make stuff out of "unobtanium"...

[PARADOX]

Saw it in the net news, yesterday. The top 3 richest men lost over 60 Bill. (Thats with a "B")

They should give a few Mill. (That's with an "M") to me.. :03: