octillion
(noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 27 zeros
Source: WordNet® 3.1
octillion
(US, modern British & Australian, short scale) A thousand trillion trillion, a billion billion billion: 1 followed by 27 zeros, 1027.
(dated British & Australian, long scale) A trillion quintillion: 1 followed by 48 zeros, 1048.
• (1027): a long scale quadrilliard
• (1048): a short scale quindecillion
• cotillion
Source: Wiktionary
Oc*til"lion, n. Etym: [L. octo eight + -illion, as in E. million: cf. F. octillion.]
Definition: According to the French method of numeration (which method is followed also in the United States) the number expressed by a unit with twenty-seven ciphers annexed. According to the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-eight ciphers annexed. See Numeration.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
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