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Billiarde

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Noun

die Billiarde

Pronunciation: /bɪˈli̯aʁdə/

quadrillion (10^15)

C2 rank #13,038 plural Billiarden

Meanings

Noun
  1. quadrillion (10^15)

Example sentence

Eine Billiarde hat fünfzehn Nullen.

A quadrillion has fifteen zeros.

Word forms

singular die Billiarde
plural die Billiarden

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedie Billiarde
Accusativedie Billiarde
Dativeder Billiarde
Genitiveder Billiarde

Plural

Nominativedie Billiarden
Accusativedie Billiarden
Dativeden Billiarden
Genitiveder Billiarden

Usage

  • eine Billiarde — 10^15; a quadrillion in modern English short-scale usage
  • Billiarde / Billion — German Billiarde is a thousand German Billionen, not an English billion
Extra sentence

Die Zahl auf der Tafel war größer als eine Billiarde.

The number on the board was greater than a quadrillion.