Archive for May, 2006

Keep these numbers in mind – we will refer to them from time to time.

billion      1,000,000,000
trillion      1,000,000,000,000
quadrillion      1,000,000,000,000,000
quintillion      1,000,000,000,000,000,000
sextillion      1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
septillion      1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
octillion      1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
nonillion      1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
decillion      1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
undecillion      1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
duodecillion      1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
tredecillion      1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
quattuordecillion      1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
quindecillion      1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
sexdecillion      1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000
septendecillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000
octodecillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000
novemdecillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000
vigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000
unvigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000
duovigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000
trevigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
quattuorvigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
quinvigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
sexvigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
septenvigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
octovigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
novemvigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
trigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
untrigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
duotrigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
googol (google)
10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
tretrigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000
quattuortrigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000
quintrigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000
sextrigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000
septentrigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000
octotrigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000
novemtrigintillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000