What's the difference between octillion and septillion?

Octillion


Definition:

  • (n.) According to the French method of numeration (which method is followed also in the United States) the number expressed by a unit with twenty-seven ciphers annexed. According to the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-eight ciphers annexed. See Numeration.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) An adult is made up of around 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (7 octillion) atoms.

Septillion


Definition:

  • (n.) According to the French method of numeration (which is followed also in the United States), the number expressed by a unit with twenty-four ciphers annexed. According to the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-two ciphers annexed. See Numeration.

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