quindecillion
num/ˌkwɪndəˈsɪl.i.ən/
Etymology From Latin quīndec(im) (“fifteen”) + -illion. By surface analysis, quin- (“five”) + decillion.
Modern UK and Australia short scale
- 3 quindecillion, 657 quattuordecillion, 262 tredecillion; which is to say the figures 3,657,262 followed by 42 ciphers. Operators of the key punch machines transfer a code symbol from the Census ….1946: United States Department of Commerce, The United States Department of Commerce: How it serves you on land and sea and in the air, U. S. Government Printing Office (1946)
- One supernova, in 1054, was thought by many to herald the biblical Day of Judgment. We have reached an energy level of 10 quindecillion ergs, or 10⁴⁹ ergs.1978, D. Wallechinsky, I. Wallace, A. Wallace, The People's Almanac Presents The Book of Lists, Bantam:
- Synonyms
- quinquadecillion, 1048, 1090
- Related terms
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