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Quadrillion

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Understand that 'quadrillion' has different meanings in different countries, which might lead to confusion. SlideIn the US, a quadrillion is 1,000,000,000,000,000, but in France, it's much larger.
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A quadrillion is abstract; it's hard to imagine such a big number in reality, but think of it as hyperbole. SlideYou've asked me a quadrillion times already!
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In science and math, 'quadrillion' is used precisely, but in everyday conversation, it often just means 'a lot'. SlideOur sun will last for another quadrillion seconds.