Leon's English Numbers Page
All about English numbers.
How high can you count?
Is a googol the largest
named number (aside from infinity)?
NO!
How about a googolplex?
Well, yeah.
So, what is the highest/largest number in
the English language,
not counting zillion, infinity AND not counting googleplex?
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| Scientific
Notation |
# of
groups of 3 zeros after 1,000 |
American
English number |
power of
million |
British
English number |
| 1 x 103 |
- |
one thousand |
- |
one thousand |
| 1 x 106 |
1 |
one million |
1 |
one million |
| 1 x 109 |
2 |
one billion |
- |
one milliard |
| 1 x 1012 |
3 |
one trillion |
2 |
one billion |
| 1 x 1015 |
4 |
one quadrillion |
- |
- |
| 1 x 1018 |
5 |
one quintillion |
3 |
one trillion |
| 1 x 1021 |
6 |
one sextillion |
- |
- |
| 1 x 1024 |
7 |
one septillion |
4 |
one quadrillion |
| 1 x 1027 |
8 |
one octillion |
- |
- |
| 1 x 1030 |
9 |
one nonillion |
5 |
one quintillion |
| 1 x 1033 |
10 |
one decillion |
- |
- |
| 1 x 1036 |
11 |
one undecillion |
6 |
one sextillion |
| 1 x 1039 |
12 |
one duodecillion |
- |
- |
| 1 x 1042 |
13 |
one tredecillion |
7 |
one septillion |
| 1 x 1045 |
14 |
one quattuordecillion |
- |
- |
| 1 x 1048 |
15 |
one quindecillion |
8 |
one octillion |
| 1 x 1051 |
16 |
one sexdecillion |
- |
- |
| 1 x 1054 |
17 |
one septendecillion |
9 |
one nonillion |
| 1 x 1057 |
18 |
one octodecillion |
- |
- |
| 1 x 1060 |
19 |
one novemdecillion |
10 |
one decillion |
| 1 x 1063 |
20 |
one vigintillion |
- |
- |
| 1 x 1066 |
- |
- |
11 |
one undecillion |
| 1 x 1072 |
- |
- |
12 |
one duodecillion |
| 1 x 1078 |
- |
- |
13 |
one tredecillion |
| 1 x 1084 |
- |
- |
14 |
one quattuordecillion |
| 1 x 1090 |
- |
- |
15 |
one quindecillion |
| 1 x 1096 |
- |
- |
16 |
one sexdecillion |
| 1 x 10100 |
- |
a googol |
- |
? |
| 1 x 10102 |
- |
- |
17 |
one septendecillion |
| 1 x 10108 |
- |
- |
18 |
one octodecillion |
| 1 x 10114 |
- |
- |
19 |
one novemdecillion |
| 1 x 10120 |
- |
- |
20 |
one vigintillion |
| 1 x 10303 |
100 |
one centillion |
- |
- |
| 1 x 10600 |
- |
- |
100 |
one centillion |
| 1 x 10googol |
- |
a googolplex |
- |
? |
| ? |
? |
a zillion |
? |
An uncountable, yet finite
number (example: There are a zillion stars.) |
| ? |
? |
Infinity |
? |
A theoretical number that
is without end; (synonym: forever) |
Answer:
The highest number (or largest number) in the
English language, not counting zillion, infinity, and not counting a googolplex,
is one
centillion.
[Source]
Origin of the word
"Google"
It is this author's opinion that the people who coined the
word "Google" created a hybrid of two existing words:
1. Goggle
2. Googol
Hence, Google means: to
goggle a googol websites
(Leon, 2007)
