quintillion — [kwin til′yən] n. [Fr < L quintus, a fifth (see QUINTET) + Fr, (M)ILLION] 1. the number represented by 1 followed by 18 zeros 2. Brit. the number represented by 1 followed by 30 zeros adj. amounting to one quintillion in number quintillionth… … English World dictionary
Quintillion — Quintillion, so v.w. Quinquillion … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
quintillion — (n.) 1670s, from L. quintus fifth (see QUINQUE (Cf. quinque )) + ending from MILLION (Cf. million). Cf. BILLION (Cf. billion). In Great Britain, the fifth power of a million (1 followed by 30 zeroes); in U.S. the sixth power of a thousand (1… … Etymology dictionary
Quintillion — Dans les pays utilisant l échelle longue (monde entier à l exception de la plupart des pays anglophones et du Brésil), un quintillion représente le nombre 1030, c est à dire 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000… … Wikipédia en Français
Quintillion — Quin|til|li|on 〈[ lj ] f. 20〉 fünfte Potenz einer Million (geschrieben als 1 mit 30 Nullen) = 1030 [<lat. quinque „fünf“ + Million] * * * Quin|til|li|on, die; , en [zu lat. quintus = Fünfter, geb. nach ↑ Million (eine Quintillion ist die 5.… … Universal-Lexikon
quintillion — quintillionth, n., adj. /kwin til yeuhn/, n., pl. quintillions, (as after a numeral) quintillion, adj. n. 1. a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 18 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 30 zeros. adj. 2. amounting to … Universalium
quintillion — noun Etymology: Latin quintus + English illion (as in million) Date: 1674 see number table • quintillion adjective • quintillionth adjective or noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
Quintillion — In diesem Artikel geht es um den Aufbau von Zahlennamen und die Benennung von Zahlen im Dezimalsystem. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Der Aufbau von Zahlennamen 1.1 Null bis Neun 1.2 Zehn 1.3 Elf und Zwölf als Ausnahmen … Deutsch Wikipedia
quintillion — quin•til•lion [[t]kwɪnˈtɪl yən[/t]] n. pl. lions, (as after a numeral) lion, 1) math. a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 18 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 30 zeros 2) math. amounting to one quintillion in… … From formal English to slang
quintillion — /kwɪnˈtɪljən/ (say kwin tilyuhn) noun 1. (originally US and increasingly in general use in English) a cardinal number represented by one followed by 18 zeros. 2. Obsolescent a cardinal number represented by one followed by 30 zeros. –adjective 3 …
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