quintillion
noun
quin·til·lion
kwin-ˈtil-yən 
US
: a number equal to 1 followed by 18 zeros see Table of Numbers
quintillion
adjective
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Correctly choosing every winner on a coin flip gives contestants odds of 1 in 9.2 quintillion.
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Brian Bushard, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The odds of getting a perfect bracket are one in 9.2 quintillion, according to the NCAA.
—Christopher Brito, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
It’s estimated to contain $10 quintillion worth of metals.
—Bret Baier, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2023
And that brain-melting distance is positively crushed by the gap between us and the three galaxies, which are around 70 million light-years away: that’s about 700 quintillion (700,000,000,000,000,000,000) km!
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2023
While some argue that the costs will always be prohibitive, the riches on offer (Psyche, for example, has been estimated to be worth as much as $10 quintillion) are difficult to ignore.
—Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2023
Davida, the seventh largest asteroid in the system, is estimated to contain $27 quintillion ($26,990,000,000,000,000,000) in metals, along with nitrogen, ammonia and hydrogen.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
By comparison, a 64-algorithmic-qubit machine can simultaneously consider more than 264, or 18 quintillion, possibilities.
—Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 17 July 2023
With a deep breath, steady hands and just 3.13 seconds, the 21-year-old solved the colorful mind game with 43 quintillion possible combinations, aligning each side perfectly by color.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
Brian Bushard, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
The odds of getting a perfect bracket are one in 9.2 quintillion, according to the NCAA.
—Christopher Brito, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
It’s estimated to contain $10 quintillion worth of metals.
—Bret Baier, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2023
And that brain-melting distance is positively crushed by the gap between us and the three galaxies, which are around 70 million light-years away: that’s about 700 quintillion (700,000,000,000,000,000,000) km!
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 29 Dec. 2023
While some argue that the costs will always be prohibitive, the riches on offer (Psyche, for example, has been estimated to be worth as much as $10 quintillion) are difficult to ignore.
—Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2023
Davida, the seventh largest asteroid in the system, is estimated to contain $27 quintillion ($26,990,000,000,000,000,000) in metals, along with nitrogen, ammonia and hydrogen.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
By comparison, a 64-algorithmic-qubit machine can simultaneously consider more than 264, or 18 quintillion, possibilities.
—Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 17 July 2023
With a deep breath, steady hands and just 3.13 seconds, the 21-year-old solved the colorful mind game with 43 quintillion possible combinations, aligning each side perfectly by color.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Latin quintus + English -illion (as in million)
First Known Use
circa 1690, in the meaning defined above
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