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gillion|ˈgɪlɪən, ˈdʒɪlɪən|
[Blend of giga- and million.]
A name sometimes used for 1000 million by writers wishing to avoid the ambiguity of ‘billion’.
1961N. W. Pirie in New Scientist 11 May 331/3 A name is needed for 109... Because G is the symbol, gillion would be the logical word. 1966V. A. Firsoff Facing Universe iii. ii. 95 The number of galaxies within the observable universe..is estimated at about 3 gillion (3 × 109). 1971Nature 12 Mar. 133/2 The difficulty with N. W. Pirie's proposal of ‘gillion’ and ‘tillion’..is—where do we go after ‘giant’ and ‘monster’. |