what comes after trillion
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