octodecillion


oc·to·de·cil·lion

O0027950 (ŏk′tō-dĭ-sĭl′yən)n.1. The cardinal number equal to 1057.2. Chiefly British The cardinal number equal to 10108.
[Latin octōdecim, eighteen; see octodecimo + (m)illion.]
oc′to·de·cil′lion adj.oc′to·de·cil′lionth adj.adv. & n.

octodecillion

(ˌɒktəʊdɪˈsɪljən) n (Mathematics) the number that is equivalent to, in American terms, 10 to the power 57 or, in British terms, 10 to the power 108

oc•to•de•cil•lion

(ˌɒk toʊ dɪˈsɪl yən)

n., pl. -lions, (as after a numeral) -lion, n. 1. a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 57 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 108 zeros. adj. 2. amounting to one octodecillion in number. [1935–40; < Latin octōdec(im) 18 + E -illion] oc`to•de•cil′lionth, adj., n.