English
Etymology
From the prefix oct- (eight) + -illion (from million); ie the eighth power of a million, 10<sup>48</sup>.
Pronunciation
IPA: //
SAMPA: /QktIli?@n/
Hyphenation: oct-il-li-on, oc-til-li-on
:rhymes|ɪlj�n
Cardinal number
octillion
- (US; modern British & Australian, w:Long and short scales|short scale) A thousand trillion trillion, a billion billion billion: 1 followed by 27 zeros, 10<sup>27</sup>.
- (dated British & Australian, w:Long and short scales|long scale) A quadrillion quintillion: 1 followed by 48 zeros, 10<sup>48</sup>.
Western (Arabic) Numeral octillion, 10<sup>27</sup> w:Long and short scales|short scale, 10<sup>48</sup> w:Long and short scales|long scale
*Previous: septillion: w:Long and short scales|short scale 10<sup>24</sup>, w:Long and short scales|long scale 10<sup>42</sup>
*Next: nonillion: w:Long and short scales|short scale 10<sup>30</sup>, w:Long and short scales|long scale 10<sup>54</sup>
Synonyms
10<sup>48</sup>: a w:Long and short scales|short scale quindecillion
Translations
trans-top|a thousand trillion trillion, 10<sup>27</sup>
Finnish: kvadriljardi
German: Quadrilliarde
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trans-top|a quadrillion quintillion, 10<sup>48</sup>
Finnish: oktiljoona
German: Oktillion f
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ttbc|Chinese numeral: �極 (10<sup>48</sup>)
ttbc|French: octillion f
ttbc|Japanese: å��ç§ (ã��ã��ã��, sensi)
ttbc|Latin: octillio, octillionis f
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