quintillion
quin·til·lion
[kwin-til-yuh
n] noun, plural quin·til·lions (as after a numeral) quin·til·lion, adjective noun
1.
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
2.
amounting to one quintillion in number.
Related forms
quin·til·lionth, noun, adjective
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quintillion (kwɪnˈtɪljən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -lions, -lion | |
| 1. | US and Canadian word: nonillion (in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 30 zeros (1030) |
| 2. | Former Brit word: trillion (in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 18 zeros (1018) |
| [C17: from Latin quintus fifth + -illion, as in | |
| quin'tillionth | |
| —adj | |
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Quintillion
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Word Origin & History
quintillion
1674, from L. quintus "fifth" + (m)illion. Cf. billion. In Great Britain, the fifth power of a million (1 followed by 30 zeroes); in U.S. the sixth power of a thousand (1 followed by 18 zeroes).
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quintillion definition
10^30 in Europe (this is called a nonillion in the United States and Canada).
10^18 in the United States and Canada (this is called a trillion in Europe).
[Collins dictionary].
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