Names of Large Numbers - Proposals For New Naming System

Proposals For New Naming System

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In 2001, Russ Rowlett, Director of the Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill proposed that, to avoid confusion, the Latin-based short scale and long scale systems should be replaced by an unambiguous Greek-based system for naming large numbers that would be based on powers of one thousand.

Value Name
103 Thousand
106 Million
109 Gillion
1012 Tetrillion
1015 Pentillion
1018 Hexillion
1021 Heptillion
1024 Oktillion
1027 Ennillion
1030 Dekillion
Value Name
1033 Hendekillion
1036 Dodekillion
1039 Trisdekillion
1042 Tetradekillion
1045 Pentadekillion
1048 Hexadekillion
1051 Heptadekillion
1054 Oktadekillion
1057 Enneadekillion
1060 Icosillion
Value Name
1063 Icosihenillion
1066 Icosidillion
1069 Icositrillion
1072 Icositetrillion
1075 Icosipentillion
1078 Icosihexillion
1081 Icosiheptillion
1084 Icosioktillion
1087 Icosiennillion
1090 Triacontillion

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