decillion

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈsɪljən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di silyən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•cil•lion  (di silyən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mathematicsa cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 33 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 60 zeros.

adj. 
  1. Mathematicsamounting to one decillion in number.
  • Latin dec(em) ten + -illion, as in million
  • 1835–45
de•cillionth, adj., n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
decillion / dɪˈsɪljən/
  1. (in Britain, France, and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 60 zeros (1060)
  2. (in the US and Canada) the number represented as one followed by 33 zeros (1033)
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin decem ten + -illion as in milliondeˈcillionth
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