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There are different naming conventions for numbers used around the world. This system is used in the United States and most scientific communities:
Number of zeros(ex. 10^x) / Names (USA & Scientific)
3
thousand
6
million
9
billion
12
trillion
15
quadrillion
18
quintillion
21
sextillion
24
septillion
27
octillion
30
nontillion
33
decillion
36
undecillion
39
duodecillion
42
tredecillion
45
quattudecillion
48
quidecillion
51
sexdecillion
54
septendecillion
57
octodecillion
60
novemdecillion
63
vigintillion
66
unvigintillion
69
dovigintillion
72
trevigintillion
75
quattuvigintillion
78
quinvigintillion
81
sexvigintillion
84
septenvigintillion
87
octovigintillion
90
novemvigintillion
93
trigintillion
96
dotrigintillion
99
dotrigintillion
102
tretrigintillion
105
quattutrigintillion
108
quintrigintillion
111
sextrigintillion
114
septentrigintillion
117
octotrigintillion
120
novemtrigintillion
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303
centrillion
There is also a
googol
, which has 100 zeros (ten
dotrigintillion
), and a
googolplex
, which has a
googol
zeros (10^100 zeros).
A
zillion
, while commonly used to represent a number with many zeros, does not have an actual value.
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novemtrigintillion