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Dictionary: quin·til·lion   (kwĭn-tĭl'yən) pronunciation
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n.
  1. The cardinal number equal to 1018.
  2. Chiefly British. The cardinal number equal to 1030.

[Latin quīntus, fifth + (M)ILLION.]

quintillion quin·til'lion adj.

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One thousand times one quadrillion, which is 1, followed by 18 zeros, or 10 to the 18th power. See space/time.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (in the United States and France) the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros

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