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quintillion

One thousand times one quadrillion, which is 1, followed by 18 zeros, or 10 to the 18th power. See space/time.

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quintillion

1. (in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 30 zeros (10³⁰)

2. (in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 18 zeros (10¹⁸)

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quintillion - 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].