septendecillion

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) septendecillion from Latin sept (meaning seven) + decim (meaning ten).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪljən

Numeral

septendecillion

1. (rare, US, modern British & Australian, short scale) 10⁵⁴.
   • 2003: Bits and Bytes - New voting system demystified

     STV by the Numbers: [...] 3000^16 (roughly 43 septendecillion) : number of possible voting permutations if 3,000 students vote (Single Transferable Voting is pretty complicated!).

   • 2003 CE: Magic Dragon Multimedia, Timeline Cosmic Future, (2003)

     One Septendecillion Years From Now [...] The total mass of the universe [will be] somewhere between 200 and 500 septendecillion grams.

   • 1896: Frank H. Hall, The Werner Arithmetic, Oral and Written, Book Two, Parts I and II

     The names of the periods above trillion are as follows [...] 19th, septendecillion [...]

2. (rare, dated British & Australian, long scale) 10¹⁰².

Translations

10⁵⁴

• German: Nonillion (de) f
• Hungarian: nonillió
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 百恒河沙 (ひゃくごうがしゃ, gōgasha)
• Malay: septendesilion

See also

• (short and long scale) Previous: sexdecillion. Next: octodecillion.