Meaning of novendecillion | Babel Free

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Adjective. [C2]

Examples

“Five to the 100th power equals 7,888,609,052,210,118,054,117,285,652,827,862,296,732,064,351,090,230,047,702,789,306,640,625. Which reads as follows: Seven secundo-vigintillion, eight hundred eighty-eight primo-vigintillion, six hundred nine vigintillion, fifty-two novendecillion, two hundred ten octodecillion, one hundred eighteen septendecillion, fifty-four sexdecillion, one hundred seventeen quindecillion, two hundred eighty-five quattuordecillion, six hundred fify-two tredecillion, eight hundred sixty-two undecillion, two hundred ninety-six decillion, seven hundred thirty-two nonillion, sixty-four octillion, three hundred fifty-one septillion, ninety sextillion, two hundred thirty quintillion, forty-seven quadrillion, seven hundred two trillion, seven hundred eighty-nine billion, three hundred six million, six hundred forty thousand, six hundred twenty-five.”

“This number⟳ consists of 66 nines and to read⟳ it the following numeration table is used: Units, thousands, millions, billions, trillions, quadrillions, quintillions, sextillions, septillions, octillions, nonillions, decillions, undecillions, duodecillions, tredecillions, quatuordecillions,^([sic]) septendecillions, octodecillions, novendecillions, vigintillions.”

“What would be their discouragement then as they took their “breathing spell⟳” in the White House and learned that the New Deal⟳ had been dealing only with billions and “hadn’t begun to fight⟳” and was planning a third term, and that beyond billions are trillions, quadrillions, quintillions, sextillions, septtillions,^([sic]) octillions, nonillions, decillions, duodecillions,^([sic]) tredecillions, quatordecillions,^([sic]) quindecillions, sexdecillions, septedecillions,^([sic]) octodecillions, novendecillions, vigintillions.”

“A vigintillion is 1,000 novendecillions: 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. (Heaven help⟳ us all if the White House finds out that there are such figures as these!)”

“By recalling our arithmetic we may remember⟳ to count⟳ like⟳ so: Units / Thousands / Millions / Billions / Trillions / Quadrillions / Quintillions / Sextillions / Septillions / Octillions / Nonillions / Decillions / Undecillions / Duodecillions / Tredecillions / Quatuordecillions^([sic]) / Quindecillions / Sexdecillions / Septendecillions / Octodecillions / Novendecillions / Vigintillions / And not finished yet . . . there’s sextillion more to go!”

“Here is the problem. “Express⟳ in words and give⟳ the value of the following numbers: 123,456,789,123,456,789,123,456,789,123,456,789,123,456,789,123,456,789,123,456,789,123.[”] / Just Takes Time / Of course, it’s quite a simple problem. It was so easy that it took me two and a half hours to get⟳ the right answer⟳. In case you are interested in the answer⟳, here it is: One hundred twenty-three vigintillions, four hundred fifty-six novendecillions, seven hundred eighty-nine octodecillions, one hundred twenty-three septendecillions, four hundred fifty-six sexdecillions, seven hundred eighty-nine quindecillions, one hundred twenty-three quatuordecillions,^([sic]) four hundred fifty-six tredecillions, seven hundred eighty-nine duodecillions, one hundred twenty-three undecillions, four hundred fify-six decillions, seven hundred eighty-nine nonillions, one hundred twenty-three octillions, four-hundred fifty-six septillions, seven hundred eighty-nine sextillions, one hundred twenty-three quintillions, four hundred fifty-six quadrillions, seven hundred eighty-nine trillions, one hundred twenty-three billions, four hundred fifty-six millions, seven hundred eighty-nine thousands and one hundred and twenty-three units.”

“Well, the PB decided to go along with Orison’s little joke, anyway. We scanned the mathematical page he sent and fiddled around with a bunch of nonillions, undecillions, quatuordecillions,^([sic]) septendecillions and novendecillions, etc. The whole business seemed pretty decilli, but we finally came up with an answer⟳ to Orison’s quiz on the number⟳ of ciphers in a vingintillion.^([sic]) We got 61, which makes a 39-zero duodecillion look⟳ pretty sick.”

“The word snow⟳ deepening all night, the room devours and replicates its tired carnivora, its surface antigens, a troubled sleep⟳ stranded at a chair and a man carrying an infinity of blindfold nests inside him, a novendecillion bile conduits.”

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