[Phys-L] Re: Triskaidekaphobia (was: Elevators)

[plohstreter at MAIL.HOCKADAY.ORG (Pete Lohstreter)]

Forum for Physics Educators <PHYS-L@list1.ucc.nau.edu> on Wednesday,
December 15, 2004 at 2:27 PM -0600 wrote:
> What is the name for this large number: 10^18? I was
> going to type bigillioion (reflecting my ignorance).

Pentillion = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000
or
1 Exa thing

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