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单词 megiston
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megistonn.

Brit. /mᵻˈɡɪstɒn/, /mᵻˈɡɪst(ə)n/, U.S. /mɛˈɡɪst(ə)n/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μέγιστον.
Etymology: < ancient Greek μέγιστον, neuter singular of μέγιστος , superlative of μέγας great (see mega- comb. form).
rare.
Ten raised to the power of ten (2100 − 1) times.
ΚΠ
1950 H. Steinhaus Math. Snapshots 19 The reader may try to explain the ‘Megiston’ given by ⑩.
1966 Guinness Bk. Records (ed. 13) 82 Ten raised to the power 10 (2100 − 1) times, has been termed a megiston.
1992 W. Poundstone Prisoner's Dilemma xiii. 273 You don't even have to write out all those zeros. You can use scientific notation, or the names of big numbers (like ‘googol’ or ‘megiston’), or even high-powered exotica like the Knuth arrow notation.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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