quadrillionth
9.8
One part when something is divided into 1,000,000,000,000,000 equal parts
- noun
- /kwɑːˈdrɪljənθ/
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cuatrillonésima parte
- But in point of fact the solid parts of this rock, the neutrons, quarks, protons and electrons, comprise only about one quadrillionth of its total volume.
Examples
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The scientist measured the substance in quadrillionths of a gram.
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One quadrillionth of the total budget was spent on marketing.
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In the universe, one quadrillionth of a second is an incredibly short duration.
Synonyms
9.9
One part of a quadrillion equal parts
is the same meaning but written as a single word
Compounds
Surface Forms
quadrillionth singular
quadrillionths plural
Morphology
quadrillionth = quadrillion (transparent) = quadrillion + th
Standard fractional/ordinal formation from the numeral 'quadrillion' with the suffix '-th', yielding the meaning 'one part in a quadrillion' or the ordinal.
Etymology
Quadrillionth comes from quadri- 'four' joined to the large-number family like million, naming the number 'one quadrillion'. As a noun, a quadrillionth is 'one part of a quadrillion', like a 'millionth' but much smaller — one out of a quadrillion equal parts.
