Category:Octillion

Oc*til"lion, n. Etym: [l. octo eight + -illion, as in e. million: cf. F. octillion.]

Defn: 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.