Category:Quintilllion

Quin*till"lion, n. Etym: [formed fr. L. quintus the fifth, after the Analogy of million: cf. F. quintillion. See quint.]

Defn: according to the french notation, which is used on the Continent and in america, the cube of a million, or a unit with Eighteen ciphers annexed; according to the english notation, a number Produced by involving a million to the fifth power, or a unit with Thirty ciphers annexed. See the note under numeration.