Names of Big Numbers
Names of Big Numbers
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The following is a listing of big number names. The system used in this listing is the
one commonly used in the United States and by the scientific community.
Other countries use these terms slightly differently ... in other words,
naming large numbers is related to where you are and the context in which
you are naming the big numbers.
2 Hundred
3 Thousand
6 Million
9 Billion
12 Trillion
15 Quadrillion
18 Quintillion
21 Sextillion
24 Septillion
27 Octillion
30 Nonillion
33 Decillion
36 Undecillion
39 Duodecillion
42 Tredecillion
45 Quattuordecillion
48 Quindecillion
51 Sexdecillion
54 Septendecillion
57 Octodecillion
60 Novemdecillion
There are ... as one might expect ... many other big number names as well. A
"zillion," for example, has come to mean an extremely large unknown
number. Some people use "zillion" as a reference to an infinitely big
number ... a number so big that we really can't imagine it. A "googol" is 10
raised to the 100 power ... a "googolplex" is 10 raised to the "googol"
power.