Meaning & use

Vigintillion

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The number represented by 1 followed by 63 zeros, in the short-scale (American) numbering system.

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The theoretical number of possible chess games is often estimated in the vigintillions.

A vigintillion is so large that it has no practical use outside of mathematics and cosmology.

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Formed from the Latin prefix 'viginti-' (twenty), indicating it is the twentieth in the series of '-illion' numbers after million.

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