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what comes after trillion
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what comes after trillion


  • Subject: what comes after trillion
  • From: Chris Murphy <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 17:18:44 -0700

>> jump in a tell me what the next iteration of the "illion" is above trillion,
>> because that is the proper term here.)


quadrillion = 1 followed by 15 zeros (in Britain it means 1 followed by
24 zeros)

quintillion = 1 followed by 18 zeros (in Britain it means 1 followed by
30 zeros)

sextillion = 1 followed by 21 zeros (in Britain it means 1 followed by 36
zeros)

These may not be words:

heptillion
octaillion
nonaillion
decaillion (? not sure about this one at all)



Interestingly enough, in German its:

million = Million
billion = Milliarde
trillion = Billion
quadillion = Billiarde

I think it's confusing but it's probably Americans that are doing it
wrong.


Chris Murphy


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