how to pronounce quadrillion

/kwɒdˈɹɪl.jən/

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quadrillion is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of quadrillion in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… carry on like this a quadrillion okay a …”

meanings of quadrillion

numeral:

A thousand trillion (1,000 × 1,000^4): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 10^15.
A million trillion (1,000 × 1,000,000^2): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 10^24.

noun:

Any very large number, exceeding normal description.

quadrillion frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word quadrillion occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics quadrillion can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that quadrillion can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;