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cen·til·lion  (sn-tlyn)

n.

1. The cardinal number equal to 10³⁰³.

2. Chiefly British The cardinal number equal to 10⁶⁰⁰.

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[Latin centum, hundred; see dek in Indo-European roots + (m)illion.]

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cen·tillion adj.

cen·tillionth adj., adv. & n.

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centillion [sɛnˈtɪljən]

n pl -lions, -lion

1. (Mathematics) (in Britain and Germany) the number represented as one followed by 600 zeros (10⁶⁰⁰)

2. (Mathematics) (in the US, Canada, and France) the number represented as one followed by 303 zeros (10³⁰³)