quintillionn.adj.

Brit.

/kwɪnˈtɪljən/, U.S.

/kwɪnˈtɪljən/

Forms: 1600s quintilion, 1600s– quintillion.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French quintillion.

Etymology: < French quintillion a thousand quadrillions (10²⁷), a million quadrillions (10³⁰) (1630 as quintillon ) < classical Latin quīntus fifth (see quint n.¹) + -illion (in million million adj.). Compare billion n., trillion n., etc.

A. n.

Originally: the cardinal number equal to the fifth power of a million, represented by 1 followed by thirty zeros (10³⁰) (now chiefly British). Later also (originally U.S.): the cardinal number equal to the sixth power of a thousand, or 1 followed by eighteen zeros (10¹⁸). Also hyperbolically: an unspecified but very large number or amount.The displacement of the original sense by the later one is similar to that described for billion (see billion n.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > powers of a million

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sexillion1758

vigintillion1928

googol1940

googolplex1940

squillion1943

a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 14 Others..call..the twenty fifth place Quadrillion, and the Thirty first place Quintillian [sic], &c.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xvi. 99 But to shew how much distinct Names conduce to our well reckoning, or having useful Ideas of Numbers, let us set all these following Figures in one continued Line, as the Marks of one Number:.. Sextilions. Quintilions. Quatrilions. Trilions.

1730 A. Malcolm New Syst. Arithm. 8 Quintillions, (or a Million of Quadrillions); Sextillions, (or a Million of Quintillions).

1844 M. F. Tupper Twins xxii. 165 A thousand men in all earth's huge quintillion.

1855 W. Whitman Leaves of Grass 38 I visit the orchards of God and look at the spheric product, And look at quintillions ripened, and look at quintillions green.

1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Mar. 3/2 I wonder how many quadrillions, quintillions, sextillions there are of them [sc. locusts].

1940 H. W. Van Loon Story of Pacific 96 He could undoubtedly have cast out the quintillions of quintillions of microbes which are the Brown Man's chief inheritance from his white benefactors.

1999 Discover Mar. 76/1 The count of insect species tops 850,000, and the total number of insects has been estimated at 10 quintillion.

B. adj.

Numbering or amounting to a quintillion. Followed by a plural or collective noun and prefixed by the indefinite article or a multiplier.

ΚΠ

1798 R. Hamilton Short Syst. Arithm. & Book-keeping 3 The first six figures from the right hand are called the unit period; the next the million period; after which the trillion, quadrillion, quintillion..and nonilion periods follow in their order.

1893 E. J. Houston Outl. Forestry xvii. 169 According to Professor Owen, a single aphis, or plant louse, in the tenth generation produces one quintillion young.

1951 I. Asimov Found. Trilogy—Foundation i. vi. 25 The Empire contains nearly a quintillion human beings.

2005 Toronto Sun (Nexis) 21 Nov. 78 Cast your mind back about three quintillion years to when this whole reality TV craze really took off.

Derivatives

quinˈtillionth adj. and n. (a) adj. that is one of the quintillion equal parts into which something may be divided; forming the last of a series of a quintillion; (b) n. any of the quintillion equal parts into which something may be divided.

ΚΠ

1833 C. H. Devrient tr. S. Hahnemann Homœopathic Med. Doctr. (Organon) 298 The quintillionth degree [Ger. einen Tropfen quintillionfacher Verdünnung].

1836 Lancet 10 Dec. 410/1 A quintillionth of a minim of Guiness's stout twice a day.

1932 ‘B. Ross’ Trag. of Y Prol. ii. 14 They were not quite half so mad as the immortal Hatter, nor one quintillionth so delightful.

1992 Sci. Amer. Mar. 81/2 Theorists calculate that gravitational radiation was first produced about a millionth of a quintillionth of a quintillionth of a second after the big bang.

2005 K. MacNeil Stornoway Way 167 I worry for the quintillionth time that I haven't yet designed a snappy autograph.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quintillion
释义	quintillionn.adj. Brit. /kwɪnˈtɪljən/, U.S. /kwɪnˈtɪljən/ Forms: 1600s quintilion, 1600s– quintillion. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French quintillion. Etymology: < French quintillion a thousand quadrillions (10²⁷), a million quadrillions (10³⁰) (1630 as quintillon ) < classical Latin quīntus fifth (see quint n.¹) + -illion (in million million adj.). Compare billion n., trillion n., etc. A. n. Originally: the cardinal number equal to the fifth power of a million, represented by 1 followed by thirty zeros (10³⁰) (now chiefly British). Later also (originally U.S.): the cardinal number equal to the sixth power of a thousand, or 1 followed by eighteen zeros (10¹⁸). Also hyperbolically: an unspecified but very large number or amount.The displacement of the original sense by the later one is similar to that described for billion (see billion n.). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > powers of a million quadrilliona1690 quintilliona1690 trilliona1690 nonillion1690 octillion1690 septillion1690 sextillion1690 trimillion1707 decillion1709 centillion1754 sexillion1758 vigintillion1928 googol1940 googolplex1940 squillion1943 a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 14 Others..call..the twenty fifth place Quadrillion, and the Thirty first place Quintillian [sic], &c. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xvi. 99 But to shew how much distinct Names conduce to our well reckoning, or having useful Ideas of Numbers, let us set all these following Figures in one continued Line, as the Marks of one Number:.. Sextilions. Quintilions. Quatrilions. Trilions. 1730 A. Malcolm New Syst. Arithm. 8 Quintillions, (or a Million of Quadrillions); Sextillions, (or a Million of Quintillions). 1844 M. F. Tupper Twins xxii. 165 A thousand men in all earth's huge quintillion. 1855 W. Whitman Leaves of Grass 38 I visit the orchards of God and look at the spheric product, And look at quintillions ripened, and look at quintillions green. 1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Mar. 3/2 I wonder how many quadrillions, quintillions, sextillions there are of them [sc. locusts]. 1940 H. W. Van Loon Story of Pacific 96 He could undoubtedly have cast out the quintillions of quintillions of microbes which are the Brown Man's chief inheritance from his white benefactors. 1999 Discover Mar. 76/1 The count of insect species tops 850,000, and the total number of insects has been estimated at 10 quintillion. B. adj. Numbering or amounting to a quintillion. Followed by a plural or collective noun and prefixed by the indefinite article or a multiplier. ΚΠ 1798 R. Hamilton Short Syst. Arithm. & Book-keeping 3 The first six figures from the right hand are called the unit period; the next the million period; after which the trillion, quadrillion, quintillion..and nonilion periods follow in their order. 1893 E. J. Houston Outl. Forestry xvii. 169 According to Professor Owen, a single aphis, or plant louse, in the tenth generation produces one quintillion young. 1951 I. Asimov Found. Trilogy—Foundation i. vi. 25 The Empire contains nearly a quintillion human beings. 2005 Toronto Sun (Nexis) 21 Nov. 78 Cast your mind back about three quintillion years to when this whole reality TV craze really took off. Derivatives quinˈtillionth adj. and n. (a) adj. that is one of the quintillion equal parts into which something may be divided; forming the last of a series of a quintillion; (b) n. any of the quintillion equal parts into which something may be divided. ΚΠ 1833 C. H. Devrient tr. S. Hahnemann Homœopathic Med. Doctr. (Organon) 298 The quintillionth degree [Ger. einen Tropfen quintillionfacher Verdünnung]. 1836 Lancet 10 Dec. 410/1 A quintillionth of a minim of Guiness's stout twice a day. 1932 ‘B. Ross’ Trag. of Y Prol. ii. 14 They were not quite half so mad as the immortal Hatter, nor one quintillionth so delightful. 1992 Sci. Amer. Mar. 81/2 Theorists calculate that gravitational radiation was first produced about a millionth of a quintillionth of a quintillionth of a second after the big bang. 2005 K. MacNeil Stornoway Way 167 I worry for the quintillionth time that I haven't yet designed a snappy autograph. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1690
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