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Etymology
From the prefix oct- (eight) + -illion (from million); ie the eighth power of a million, 10⁴⁸.

Pronunciation
IPA: //
SAMPA: /QktIli?@n/
Hyphenation: oct-il-li-on, oc-til-li-on
:rhymes|ɪlj�n

Cardinal number
octillion

1. (US; modern British & Australian, w:Long and short scales|short scale) A thousand trillion trillion, a billion billion billion: 1 followed by 27 zeros, 10²⁷.
2. (dated British & Australian, w:Long and short scales|long scale) A quadrillion quintillion: 1 followed by 48 zeros, 10⁴⁸.

Western (Arabic) Numeral octillion, 10²⁷ w:Long and short scales|short scale, 10⁴⁸ w:Long and short scales|long scale
*Previous: septillion: w:Long and short scales|short scale 10²⁴, w:Long and short scales|long scale 10⁴²
*Next: nonillion: w:Long and short scales|short scale 10³⁰, w:Long and short scales|long scale 10⁵⁴

Synonyms
10⁴⁸: a w:Long and short scales|short scale quindecillion

Translations
trans-top|a thousand trillion trillion, 10²⁷
Finnish: kvadriljardi
German: Quadrilliarde
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trans-top|a quadrillion quintillion, 10⁴⁸
Finnish: oktiljoona
German: Oktillion f
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ttbc|Chinese numeral: ä¸�極 (10⁴⁸)
ttbc|French: octillion f
ttbc|Japanese: �秭 (���, sensi)
ttbc|Latin: octillio, octillionis f

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