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quintillion
[ kwin-til-yuhn ]
noun
, plural quin·til·lions, (as after a numeral) quin·til·lion.
- a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 18 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 30 zeros.
adjective
- amounting to one quintillion in number.
quintillion
/ kwɪnˈtɪljən /
noun
- (in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 30 zeros (10 30) US and Canadian wordnonillion
- (in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 18 zeros (10 18) Former Brit wordtrillion
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Derived Forms
- quinˈtillionth, adjective
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Other Words From
- quin·tillionth noun adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quintillion1
1665–75; < Latin quīnt ( us ) fifth + -illion (as in million )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quintillion1
C17: from Latin quintus fifth + -illion, as in million
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Example Sentences
Upgrades raised this into the quintillions — a small figure compared to the possible ways to wire the wheels, which came out to a number written as five, followed by 92 zeros.
From Washington Post
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