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septillion

[ sep-til-yuhn ]

noun

plural septillions, (as after a numeral) 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. (in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 24 zeros (10 24) Brit wordquadrillion
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈپDzԳٳ, adjectivenoun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·پlDzԳٳ noun adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of septillion1

1680–90; < French, equivalent to sept seven + -illion, as in million
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yvlog 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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