billionfold
English
edit← 1,000,000 (106) | 1,000,000,000 (109) | 1012 → [a], [b] | 1015 → [a], [b] | |
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Cardinal: billion, milliard, thousand million Ordinal: billionth, milliardth, thousand-millionth Multiplier: billionfold, milliardfold, thousand-millionfold Metric collective prefix: giga- Metric fractional prefix: nano- Number of years: giga-annum, gigayear |
← 1,000,000 (106) | [a], [b], [c] ← 1,000,000,000 (109) | 1012 | 1015 → [a], [b] | 1018 → [a], [b] |
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Cardinal: trillion, billion Ordinal: trillionth, billionth Multiplier: trillionfold, billionfold Metric collective prefix: tera- Metric fractional prefix: pico- |
Etymology
editAdjective
editbillionfold (not comparable)
- A billion times so
- a billionfold dilution
- a billionfold increase
Adverb
editbillionfold (not comparable)
- In a billionfold way; by a billion degrees; on a scale of a billion
- multiply something a billionfold
- magnify something a billionfold
- it is a billionfold heavier than something else
Usage notes
editBoth the adjective and the adverb are often used as hyperbole, indicating not literally a billion, but rather some vague inestimable large number or amount.