quadrillion
noun
qua·dril·lion
kwä-ˈdril-yən 
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: a number equal to 1 followed by 15 zeros see Table of Numbers
quadrillion
adjective
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According to the Energy Information Administration, renewables provided about 9%, or 8.2 quadrillion British thermal units, of total U.S. energy consumption in 2023.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2025
The roughly 2000 sequencing instruments in labs and hospitals around the world can collectively sequence 15 quadrillion nucleotides per year, which equals about 15 petabytes of compressed genetic data.
—Michael C. Schatz, IEEE Spectrum, 27 June 2013
In fact, the superstructure is estimated to hold an almost inconceivable 200 quadrillion (that's 200 followed by 15 zeros) times the mass of the sun and is more than 1.3 billion light-years long, larger than the Milky Way.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Its hundreds of quadrillions of gallons of water won’t quit flowing one way or another.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2025
The roughly 2000 sequencing instruments in labs and hospitals around the world can collectively sequence 15 quadrillion nucleotides per year, which equals about 15 petabytes of compressed genetic data.
—Michael C. Schatz, IEEE Spectrum, 27 June 2013
In fact, the superstructure is estimated to hold an almost inconceivable 200 quadrillion (that's 200 followed by 15 zeros) times the mass of the sun and is more than 1.3 billion light-years long, larger than the Milky Way.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Its hundreds of quadrillions of gallons of water won’t quit flowing one way or another.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Quadrillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadrillion. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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