nonillion

[ noh-nil-yuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural no·nil·lions, (as after a numeral) no·nil·lion.

a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 30 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 54 zeros.

nonillion

/ nəʊˈnɪljən /

(in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 54 zeros (10 ⁵⁴)
(in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 30 zeros (10 ³⁰) Brit wordquintillion

1680–90; < French, equivalent to non- (< Latin nōnus ninth) + -illion, as in million million

C17: from French, from Latin nōnus ninth, on the model of million

Researchers at the University of Georgia estimate that there are 5 nonillion bacteria on the planet—that’s a five with 30 zeros after it.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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