DECILLION

Etymology

Numeral

decillion (plural decillions)

(US; modern British & Australian, short scale) 1033.

(dated British & Australian, long scale) 1060.

Synonyms

• (1060): a short scale novemdecillion

Anagrams

• celloidin, collidine

Source: Wiktionary


De*cil"lion, n. Etym: [L. decem ten + the ending of million.]

Definition: According to the English notation, a million involved to the tenth power, or a unit with sixty ciphers annexed; according to the French and American notation, a thousand involved to the eleventh power, or a unit with thirty-three ciphers annexed. [See the Note under Numeration.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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