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quadrillion (n.)

1670s, from French quadrillion (16c.) from quadri- "four" (from PIE root *kwetwer- "four") + (m)illion. Compare billion. In Great Britain, the fourth power of a million (1 followed by 24 zeroes); in the U.S., the fifth power of a thousand (1 followed by 15 zeroes).

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Definitions of quadrillion from WordNet

quadrillion (n.)
the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros;
in England they call a septillion a quadrillion
quadrillion (n.)
the number that is represented as a one followed by 15 zeros;
From wordnet.princeton.edu