- quadrillions
- quad·ril·li·on || kwɑ'drɪlɪən /kwɒ- n. 10 to the fifteenth power, 1 followed by 15 zeros (in U.S., Canada); 10 to the 24th power, 1 followed by 24 zeros (in Britain)
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