centillion

[ sen-til-yuhn ]

noun

, plural cen·til·lions, (as after a numeral) cen·til·lion.

1. a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 303 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 600 zeros.

adjective

1. amounting to one centillion in number.

centillion

/ sɛnˈtɪljən /

noun

1. (in Britain and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 600 zeros (10 ⁶⁰⁰)
2. (in the US, Canada, and France) the number represented as one followed by 303 zeros (10 ³⁰³)

Other Words From

• cen·tillionth adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of centillion¹

1850–55; < Latin cent ( um ) 100 + -illion (as in million, billion, etc.)

Example Sentences

In physics, one chance in a centillion is considered an impossibility because there are fewer than a centillion seconds before the end of the universe.

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