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septendecillion en · NUM

Pronunciation

• /ˌsɛptəndəˈsɪl.i.ən/

Etymology

From Latin septendec(im) (“seventeen”) + -illion; compare tredecillion, quattuordecillion, etc. By surface analysis, septen- + decillion.

Meanings

1. (Australia, UK, US, modern, qualifier:short scale, rare) 10⁵⁴.
   • The names of the periods above trillion are as follows [...] 19th, septendecillion [...] 1896, Frank H. Hall, The Werner Arithmetic, Oral and Written, Book Two, Parts I and II:
   • One Septendecillion Years From Now [...] The total mass of the universe [will be] somewhere between 200 and 500 septendecillion grams. 2003, Magic Dragon Multimedia, Timeline Cosmic Future:
   • STV by the Numbers: [...] 3000^16 (roughly 43 septendecillion) : number of possible voting permutations if 3,000 students vote (Single Transferable Voting is pretty complicated!). 2003, Bits and Bytes - New voting system demystified:
2. (Australia, UK, dated, qualifier:long scale, rare) 10¹⁰².

Forms

Relateds

Previous: sexdecillion. Next: octodecillion. (short and long scale)

Synonyms

10102 (a short scale tretrigintillion) · 1054 (a long scale nonillion)

Translations (16)

hu nonillió (1054 — see also nonillion) · ru септендециллион (1054 — see also nonillion) · ru септемдециллион (1054 — see also nonillion) · ru третригинтиллион (10102 — see also tretrigintillion) · pl milion oktylionów (1054 — see also nonillion) · fi septendekiljoona (10102 — see also tretrigintillion) · ms septendesilion (1054 — see also nonillion) · nl septendeciljoen (10102 — see also tretrigintillion) · eo naŭiliono (1054 — see also nonillion) · fi noniljoona (1054 — see also nonillion) · pl nonilion (1054 — see also nonillion) · pl septendecylion (10102 — see also tretrigintillion) · fr septendécillion (10102 — see also tretrigintillion) · de Septendezillion (10102 — see also tretrigintillion) · de Nonillion (1054 — see also nonillion) · ja 百恒河沙 (1054 — see also nonillion)