That means, of course, that we can continue counting up to the moderately-sized 1000999001. Let's go, with a fun table:
1000x+1
|
Name
|
1000
|
Millillion
|
2000
|
Billillion
|
3000
|
Trillillion
|
4000
|
Quadrillillion
|
5000
|
Pentillillion
|
6000
|
Sextillillion
|
7000
|
Septillillion
|
8000
|
Octillillion
|
9000
|
Nonillillion
|
10000
|
Decillillion
|
20000
|
Vigintillillion
|
30000
|
Trigintillillion
|
40000
|
Quadragintillillion
|
50000
|
Quinquagintillillion
|
60000
|
Sexagintillillion
|
70000
|
Septuagintillillion
|
80000
|
Octogintillillion
|
90000
|
Nonagintillillion
|
100000
|
Centillillion
|
200000
|
Duocentillillion
|
300000
|
Trecentillillion
|
400000
|
Quadringentillillion
|
500000
|
Quingentillillion
|
600000
|
Sescentillillion
|
700000
|
Septingentillillion
|
800000
|
Octigentillillion
|
900000
|
Nongentillillion
|
That leaves one major issue though: how do I construct intermediate values? The previous method may not work - novemnonagintnongentillillion could be either 1000999001 or 1000990010, if the old method is used. The solution is simple - add in a separator to distinguish the "x times 1000" values (the "-illillion"s) from the additive values. "illi" serves this function well. Hence, novemnonagintnongentillillion is 1000999001 and novemillinonagintnongentillillion is 1000990010.
The highest number expressible thus far is 100010002, which is named the beautiful novemnonagintnongentillinovemnonagintnongentillillion.
But now what? We are out of -illions, and can only express tiny numbers (a novemnonagintnongentillinovemnonagintnongentillillion written out in full digital form would be a mere 14 km long, on the order of the length of the Strait of Gibraltar. This is too tiny!
There's a beacon of hope though. Remember that table I put at the end of my last post? I'll show it:
1000x+1
|
-illion Name
|
1/x
|
SI Prefix
|
10
|
decillion
|
10
|
deci-
|
100
|
centillion
|
100
|
centi-
|
1000
|
millillion
|
1000
|
milli-
|
106
|
???
|
106
|
micro-
|
It just so happens to be that our notation ends at 100010002+1. How convinient that this table offers the solution to our conundrum. MEET THE MICRILLION!
1000x+1
|
Name
|
10002
|
Micrillion
|
As with the millillion, this can be modified to give numbers up to 100010003. I'll give some examples to demonstrate how:
1000x+1
|
Name
|
E6
|
Micrillion
|
2E6
|
Bicrillion
|
5E6
|
Penticrillion
|
E7
|
Decicrillion
|
E8
|
Centicrillion
|
999E6
|
Novemnonagintnongenticrillion
|
Fun, easy, and surprisingly effective. Intermediates are constructed by putting whatever you're adding the the power of a thousand before it. An example would be best, showing the largest number possible thus far. This number is a novemnonagintnongentillinovemnonagintnongentillillinovemnonagintnongenticrillion. Glorious. It's equal to a small 100010003 (14 Mm when written as digits, on the order of a terrestrial planet's diameter). Next time, we will define yet larger numbers, on my quest to name ever larger "-illion"s.
--Thomas
--Thomas