Crossword clues for octillion
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Octillion \Oc*til"lion\, n. [L. octo eight + -illion, as in E. million: cf. F. octillion.] According to the French method of numeration (which method is followed also in the United States) the number expressed by a unit with twenty-seven ciphers annexed. According to the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-eight ciphers annexed. See Numeration.
Wiktionary
num. 1 (label en US modern British & Australian http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long%20and%20short%20scales) A thousand trillion trillion, a billion billion billion: 1 followed by 27 zeros, 1027. 2 (label en dated British & Australian http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long%20and%20short%20scales) A quadrillion quintillion: 1 followed by 48 zeros, 1048.
Usage examples of "octillion".
In the final few picoseconds, the mass will be multiplied by a factor of about an octillion, and with a spin to bring the rotation parameter up to point ninety-nine, that will hold the static limit far enough above the event horizon to allow the finishing touches of hydrogen and antihydrogen infall.
A septillion worlds, octillion, nonillion decillion-there were not numbers in the mind of man to compass the larger reality.
A septillion worlds, octillion, nonillion decillion—there were not numbers in the mind of man to compass the larger reality.