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quadrillionth

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quad·ril·lionth  (kw-drlynth)
n.
1. The ordinal number matching the number quadrillion in a series.
2. One of a quadrillion equal parts.
quad·rillionth adv. & adj.
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Noun1.quadrillionth - one part in a quadrillion equal parts
one-quadrillionth
common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
Adj.1.quadrillionth - the ordinal number of one quadrillion in counting order
ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
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