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| === North American Usage === | === North American Usage === | ||
| A '''septillion''' is a ] equal to a 1 with 24 0's, namely: | A '''septillion''' is a ] equal to a 1 with 24 0's, namely: | ||
| 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (]) | ||
| ⚫ | This number is just a little less than twice as large as ], which is a ] in ]. | ||
| It is a thousand ] and one thousandth of an ]. | It is a thousand ] and one thousandth of an ]. | ||
| ⚫ | This number is just a little less than twice as large as ], which is a ] in ]. | ||
| === European Usage === | === European Usage === | ||
| A '''septillion''' is equal to a 1 with 42 0's, namely: | A '''septillion''' is equal to a 1 with 42 0's, namely: | ||
| 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 | 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (]) | ||
| It is a million ] and one millionth of an ], or, a thousand ] and one thousandth of a ]. | It is a million ] and one millionth of an ], or, a thousand ] and one thousandth of a ]. | ||
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North American Usage
A septillion is a large number equal to a 1 with 24 0's, namely: 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (10)
It is a thousand sextillion and one thousandth of an octillion.
This number is just a little less than twice as large as Avogadro's number, which is a mole in chemistry.
European Usage
A septillion is equal to a 1 with 42 0's, namely: 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (10)
It is a million sextillion and one millionth of an octillion, or, a thousand sextilliard and one thousandth of a septilliard.
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