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quintillion
- /kwɪnˈtɪljən/
Rhymes with -ɪljən
Where it comes from
From French quintillion. By surface analysis, quint- (“five”) + -illion.
number quintillions
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A billion billion: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 10¹⁸; one million million million.
Last week, we used[…]the BBC News website's biggest number: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808, that's 9.2 quintillion[…][the maximum video viewer count on YouTube's] updated counter software.
Similar: trillion[long scale]]>
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A million quadrillion: 1 followed by 30 zeros, 10³⁰.
Similar: nonillion
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An unspecified very large number.
Near-synonyms: gazillion; see also Thesaurus:zillion
Similar: gazillion
noun quintillions
- Any very large number, exceeding normal description.
Translations
Every language
num a billion billion, 1018 — see also trillion
| Español | trillón, quintillón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 백경 baekgyeong |
| 日本語 | 百京 hyakkei |
| 中文 | 百亿亿 |
| Português | trilião m quintilhão |
| Français | trillion, milliard de milliards |
| Deutsch | Trillion |
| Italiano | trilione |
| Ελληνικά | πεντάκις εκατομμύριο pentákis ekatommýrio |
| Русский | квинтиллио́н kvintillión |
num a million quadrillion, 1030 — see also nonillion
| Español | quintillón |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 百穣 hyaku-jō |
| Português | quintilião, nonilhão |
| Français | quintillion |
| Deutsch | Quintillion, Quinquillion |
| Italiano | quintilione |
| Ελληνικά | εννεάκις εκατομμύριο enneákis ekatommýrio |
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