quintillion
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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
[kwin′til·yən] (mathematics)
The number 1018.
In British and German usage, the number 1030.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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].
10^18 in the United States and Canada (this is called a trillion in Europe).
[Collins dictionary].
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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.Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.