million

Meanings

• noun

  A large number, represented by six zeros following a number.

  - "He sold a million records."
  - "The company has a million customers."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈmɪljən/
   
   
   
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2. /ˈmɪljən/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with million
billion , million , gillion , trillion

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Variants

List of all variants of million that leads to same result
million , millionfold , millions , millionth , millionths , feel like a million bucks , feel like a million dollars , look like a million bucks , look like a million dollars , look/feel like a million dollars/bucks , one in a million , thanks a million , never in a billion years , never in a million years , never in a thousand years , never/not in a thousand/million/billion years , not in a billion years , not in a million years , not in a thousand years , thanks a bunch , thanks a bunch/lot/million , thanks a lot

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Etymology

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The term 'million' comes from the Old French word 'million' which means 'thousand thousand'. It is derived from the Latin word 'mille' meaning 'thousand'.

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Trivia

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1. One million seconds is equal to approximately 11.5 days.

2. The largest number that can be represented in a 32-bit signed integer is approximately 2,147,483,647, which is less than a million times 1,000.

3. The term 'million' is also used in the context of data transfer, where it represents one million bytes.

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Related Concepts

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1. billion: A larger number than a million, represented by nine zeros following a number.

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Culture

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The number 'million' has been used extensively in literature, art, and music to represent vast quantities or numbers. In Dante's Inferno, for instance, the third circle of hell is described as having 'a million souls'. In music, the term 'million seller' is used to refer to an album or single that has sold over a million copies.

How to Memorize "million"

1. visualize
   

   - To memorize the number million, imagine a stack of one thousand dollar bills, with six thousand stacks in total.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the number million with a large, crowded stadium or a busy city.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas' to remember that one million is equal to one thousand thousand.

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