Definition of octillion Octillion
/ɑktɪˈljʌn/ - [aktilyun] - oc•til•lion
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What does octillion mean?
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| octillion - the number that is represented as a one followed by 27 zeros | ||
| large integer an integer equal to or greater than ten | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- octillion (n.)
According to the French method of numeration (which method is followed also in the United States) the number expressed by a unit with twenty-seven ciphers annexed. According to the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-eight ciphers annexed. See Numeration.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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octillion
ok-til′yun, n. the number produced by raising a million to the eighth power, expressed by a unit with forty-eight ciphers: in France and the United States, one thousand raised to the ninth power, expressed by a unit with twenty-seven ciphers. [L. octo, eight, million.]
