Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The cardinal number equal to 1030.
- noun Chiefly British The cardinal number equal to 1054.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The number produced by involving a million to the ninth power, denoted by unity with fifty-four ciphers annexed; or, according to the French and American system of numeration, the number denoted by unity with thirty ciphers annexed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun According to the French and American notation, a thousand octillions, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, a million octillions, or a unit with fifty-four ciphers annexed. See the Note under
numeration .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US 1030.
- noun 1054.
- noun hyperbolic An unspecified very large number.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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The census estimated there were a mind-boggling "nonillion" -- or
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The census estimated there were a mind-boggling "nonillion" -- or
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The census estimated there were a mind-boggling "nonillion" -- or
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010
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Microbial cells in the oceans 'water column number roughly 10 to the 30th (called a nonillion; expressed another way: 1,000 x 1 billion x 1 billion x 1 billion) and collectively weigh the equivalent of 240 billion African elephants.
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Marine census researchers calculate there are a "nonillion" of them.
Census Of Marine Life Tries To Account For Thousands Of Microscopic Sea Creatures 2010
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What they lack in size they make up for in numbers: Marine census takers calculate there are a "nonillion" of them -- that's 1,000 times 1 billion, times 1 billion, times 1 billion.
Tally of marine life reveals a bounty of creatures beneath the surface 2010
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Marine census researchers calculate there are a "nonillion" of them.
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Marine census researchers calculate there are a "nonillion" of them.
News AFP 2010
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Marine census researchers calculate there are a "nonillion" of them.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Randolph E. Schmid 2010
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Marine census researchers calculate there are a "nonillion" of them.
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