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centillion

[ sen-til-yuhn ]

noun

plural centillions, (as after a numeral) centillion.
  1. a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 303 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 600 zeros.


adjective

  1. amounting to one centillion in number.

centillion

/ ²õÉ›²Ôˈ³Ùɪ±ôÂáÉ™²Ô /

noun

  1. (in Britain and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 600 zeros (10 600)
  2. (in the US, Canada, and France) the number represented as one followed by 303 zeros (10 303)
“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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦±ð²Ô·³Ù¾±±ôl¾±´Ç²Ô³Ù³ó adjective noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of centillion1

1850–55; < Latin cent ( um ) 100 + -illion (as in million, billion, etc.)
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Example Sentences

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In physics, one chance in a centillion is considered an impossibility because there are fewer than a centillion seconds before the end of the universe.

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