The Clue
1 followed by 12 zeros (8 letter answer)
The Answer
TRILLION
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Notes
The answer TRILLION is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
TRILLION as a noun:
1. (million, billion, trillion, zillion, jillion) = a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); "there were millions of flies"
2. (trillion, one million million million) = the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros; "in England they call a quintillion a trillion"
3. (trillion, one million million, 1000000000000) = the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; "in England they call a trillion a billion"
TRILLION as an adjective:
1. one quintillion in Great Britain
2. one million million in the United States