yən noun
1.
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 27 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 48 zeros.
adjective
2.
amounting to one octillion in number.
Related forms
oc·til·lionth, noun, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | (in Britain and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 48 zeros (1048) |
| 2. | (in the US, Canada, and France) the number represented as one followed by 27 zeros (1027) |
| [C17: from French, on the model of | |
| oc'tillionth | |
| —adj | |
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Octillion
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