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tredecillion

tredecillion numeral: 10⁴².

Numeral

tredecillion (plural tredecillions)

  1. (US, rare, modern British & Australian, short scale) 10⁴².
    • The names of the periods above trillion are as follows [...] 15th, tredecillion [...]1896, Frank H. Hall, The Werner Arithmetic, Oral and Written, Book Two, Parts I and II
    • 3 quindecillion, 657 quattuordecillion, 262 tredecillion; which is to say the figures 3,657,262 followed by 42 ciphers. Operators of the key punch machines transfer a code symbol from the Census [...].1946, United States Department of Commerce, The United States Department of Commerce: How it serves you on land and sea and in the air
    Synonyms:
    1042
  2. (Australia, UK, dated, rare, long scale) 10⁷⁸.
    Synonyms:
    1078

tredecillion meaning in Malay

tredecillion in Malay

1042 — see also septillion
tredesilion

Synonyms of tredecillion

Forms of tredecillion

pluraltredecillions

Origin of tredecillion

From Latin trēdec(im) (“thirteen”) + -illion. By surface analysis, tre- + decillion.

Words that rhyme with tredecillion

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Questions about tredecillion

What does tredecillion mean?
Tredecillion means 10⁴².
What is tredecillion in Malay?
Tredecillion in Malay is tredesilion. See Tredecillion meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is tredecillion?
Tredecillion is a numeral.

Words near tredecillion in the dictionary

  1. treddle
  2. treddled
  3. treddles
  4. treddling
  5. tredecennial
  6. tredecillion
  7. tredecillions
  8. tredecimal
  9. tredecuple
  10. tredecuples
  11. Tredegar

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