Definition:Centillion/Short Scale

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Definition

Centillion is a name for $10^{303}$ in the short scale system:

One centillion $= 10^{3 \times 100 + 3}$


Also defined as

In the long scale system:

One centillion $= 10^{6 \times 100} = 10^{600}$


Also see


Linguistic Note

The word centillion is created from the Latin-derived prefix centi-, meaning hundredfold, together with -illion, a back-formation from the word million.


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