tredecillion

American  

[tree-di-sil-yuhn] / ˌtri dɪˈsɪl jən /

noun

tredecillions, plural tredecillion plural

1. a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 42 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 78 zeros.

---

adjective

1. amounting to one tredecillion in number.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• tredecillionth
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• tredecillion
  plural
• tredecillions
  plural

Etymology

Origin of tredecillion

1930–35; < Latin trē ( s ) three + decillion

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

tredecillion

That figure, as Live Science reports, is 3.9 tredecillion pounds — or the number 1 followed by 42 zeros.

From Fox News ● Dec. 12, 2019

The chances that this was just a random data blip were down to one in 1 tredecillion.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2013

Unfortunately, the number of molecules in the earth’s atmosphere is perhaps on the order of 100 tredecillion, which is a 1 followed by 44 zeros.

From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2012

To make perfect weather predictions, we would not only have to account for all of those molecules, but we would also need to solve equations for all 100 tredecillion of them at once.

From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2012