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septillion

[sep-til-yuhn]

noun

plural

septillions 
,

plural

septillion .
  1. a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 24 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 42 zeros.



adjective

  1. amounting to one septillion in number.

septillion

/ ɛˈɪə /

noun

  1. (in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 42 zeros (10 42 )

  2. Brit word: quadrillion.(in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 24 zeros (10 24 )

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • septillionth noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of septillion1

1680–90; < French, equivalent to sept seven + -illion, as in million
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of septillion1

C17: from French, from sept seven + -illion, on the model of million
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Example Sentences

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Our brains are made of more than a septillion molecules, each formed by connected atoms, akin to Lego blocks clicked together.

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All we have to do is find a way to move all 5.972 septillion kilograms of Earth’s mass farther away from our star.

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Meanwhile, the Oxford Dictionary advises that the big number designations which follow quadrillion — quintillion, sextillion, septillion, octillion, nonillion and decillion — are not likely to appear in any financial context too soon.

By some accounts, there are a septillion stars in the visible universe.

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No, that term for 1 septillion bytes has nothing to do with the mythical Yeti.

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