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vigintillion, n.|vɪdʒɪnˈtɪljən, vaɪ-|
[f. viginti-, after million n.: see billion n.]
orig. The twentieth power of a million, 10120; U.S. and now elsewhere, the number 1063. More often used as the type of large numbers than in its strict sense.
1928H. P. Lovecraft in Weird Tales Feb. 177/2 After vigintillions of years great Cthulhu was loose again, and ravening for delight. 1954L. Herland Dict. Math. Sci. II. 330/2 Vigintillion,..1. Am. (= 1063)... 2. Br. (= 10120). 1981Sci. Amer. Apr. 23/3 More than half a dozen students independently found the answer: two vigintillion two undecillion two trillion two thousand two hundred ninety-three. |