trillion
noun
tril·lion
ˈtri(l)-yən 
1
: a number equal to 1,000 times one billion see Table of Numbers
2
: an indeterminately large number
a trillion mosquitoes out tonight
trillion
adjective
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In addition to a faster performance baseline than the first-generation Core Ultra chip, the Lunar Lake processors drive higher TOPS, or trillions of operations per second, a standard metric for measuring AI task capability.
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Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 5 June 2024
Meanwhile, the federal government has been spending trillions of dollars on infrastructure, green-energy initiatives, and semiconductor production capacity.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 June 2024
Annual funding of $31 billion for pandemic preparedness would save trillions in the kinds of losses experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic, and which occur annually on smaller scales with cholera, Ebola, and other outbreaks.
—Vanessa Kerry, STAT, 31 May 2024
Microsoft has also struck a multi-billion partnership with OpenAI, whose CEO Sam Altman is reportedly pursuing trillions more dollars to revamp the global chip industry.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 27 May 2024
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Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 5 June 2024
Meanwhile, the federal government has been spending trillions of dollars on infrastructure, green-energy initiatives, and semiconductor production capacity.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 June 2024
Annual funding of $31 billion for pandemic preparedness would save trillions in the kinds of losses experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic, and which occur annually on smaller scales with cholera, Ebola, and other outbreaks.
—Vanessa Kerry, STAT, 31 May 2024
Microsoft has also struck a multi-billion partnership with OpenAI, whose CEO Sam Altman is reportedly pursuing trillions more dollars to revamp the global chip industry.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 27 May 2024
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“Trillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trillion. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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