Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The cardinal number equal to 1048.
- noun Chiefly British The cardinal number equal to 1090.
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- noun rare, US 1048.
- noun rare, dated 1090.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Inflation in Zimbabwe at 6.5 quindecillion novemdecillion percent Published on Jan 22, 2009 - 7: 39: 11 AM
YubaNet.com 2009
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In the absence of credible official statistics, Hanke developed a hyperinflation index for Zimbabwe and in an article in the December 2008 issue of the financial magazine, Forbes Asia, put the annual inflation rate at around 6.5 quindecillion novemdecillion percent - 65 followed by 107 zeros.
YubaNet.com 2009
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Forbes, the respected business publishers, put the country's annual inflation at around 6.5 quindecillion novemdecillion percent.
The Bearded Man 2009
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The official inflation rate, last updated in July 2008, was 231,000,000\% a year, although independent estimates place the number as high as 6. 5x10 quindecillion novemdecillion, percent.
Wikinews 2009
bilby commented on the word quindecillion
So, a wanky name for an obscure large number that is actually two different obscure large numbers.
February 9, 2016
alexz commented on the word quindecillion
The exponent symbols were stripped ... Should be 10 to the power of 48 or 10 to the power of 90
10^48. 10^90.
February 9, 2016
bilby commented on the word quindecillion
More power to you alexz.
February 9, 2016
bilby commented on the word quindecillion
I'm going with 1048. One day a person on the street will ask me the time and I'll look at my fob showing 10:48 and I'll say, "It's quindecillion. And the top of the morning to you sir."
February 9, 2016