Definition of Octilion
Oc*til"lion (?), n. [L. octo
eight + -illion, as in E. million: cf. F.
octillion.] According to the French method of numeration
(which method is followed also in the United States) the number
expressed by a unit with twenty-seven ciphers annexed. According to
the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-eight
ciphers annexed. See Numeration.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Usually means a thousand trillion trillion or a billion billion billion, that is to say, a 1 followed by 27 zeros, 1027
- (Dated usage, notably British) A quadrillion quintllion or a 1 followed by 48 zeros, 1048
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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