Highest English Number

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Scientific Notation	# of zeros	American English number	# of zeros	British English number
1 x 10³	3	one thousand	3	one thousand
1 x 10⁶	6	one million	6	one million
1 x 10⁹	9	one billion	9	one milliard
1 x 10¹²	12	one trillion	12	one billion
1 x 10¹⁵	15	one quadrillion	-	-
1 x 10¹⁸	18	one quintillion	18	one trillion
1 x 10²¹	21	one sextillion	-	-
1 x 10²⁴	24	one septillion	24	one quadrillion
1 x 10²⁷	27	one octillion	-	-
1 x 10³⁰	30	one nonillion	30	one quintillion
1 x 10³³	33	one decillion	-	-
1 x 10³⁶	36	one undecillion	36	one sextillion
1 x 10³⁹	39	one duodecillion	-	-
1 x 10⁴²	42	one tredecillion	42	one septillion
1 x 10⁴⁵	45	one quattuordecillion	-	-
1 x 10⁴⁸	48	one quindecillion	48	one octillion
1 x 10⁵¹	51	one sexdecillion	-	-
1 x 10⁵⁴	54	one septendecillion	54	one nonillion
1 x 10⁵⁷	57	one octodecillion	-	-
1 x 10⁶⁰	60	one novemdecillion	60	one decillion
1 x 10⁶³	63	one vigintillion	-	-
1 x 10⁶⁶	66	-	66	one undecillion
1 x 10⁷²	72	-	72	one duodecillion
1 x 10⁷⁸	78	-	78	one tredecillion
1 x 10⁸⁴	84	-	84	one quattuordecillion
1 x 10⁹⁰	90	-	90	one quindecillion
1 x 10⁹⁶	96	-	96	one sexdecillion
1 x 10¹⁰⁰	100	a googol	100	?
1 x 10^googol	101	a googolplex	101	?
1 x 10¹⁰²	102	-	102	one septendecillion
1 x 10¹⁰⁸	108	-	108	one octodecillion
1 x 10¹¹⁴	114	-	114	one novemdecillion
1 x 10¹²⁰	120	-	120	one vigintillion
1 x 10³⁰³	303	one centillion	303	-
1 x 10⁶⁰⁰	600	-	600	one centillion
?	?	a zillion	?	An uncountable, yet finite number (example: There are a zillion stars.)
?	?	Infinity	?	A theoretical number that is without end; (synonym: forever)

Whether you go with the American counting system or the British counting system, one centillion is still the highest named number in the English language. But be aware that the American centillion has 303 zeros, while the British centillion has 600 zeros.

It is this author's opinion that the people who coined the word "Google" created a hybrid of two existing words:

(1) Numerology
Numerology is not the study of numbers, as one might think. It is a science all right, but it is a science based upon a very, very old superstition. The superstition may be as old as the modern human race, but that's not verifiable. No one knows exactly how old numerology is. We do know that it came from Mesopotamia, and that the Chaldeans were known far and wide for their use of astrology and numerology for information and prognostication. Personally, I find it fascinating. I think that perhaps the divine order of the cosmos may very well be based upon the science or superstition of numerology.

Is it a science or a superstition? You decide. Click here to learn more about numerology.

(2) 2022
The year 2022 is also a number. In numerology, all numbers must be reduced to a single digit, by adding up the digits. Like this: 2022 = 2 + 0 + 2 + 2 = 6.
6 is interpreted as the number of creation, because God created the world in six days. It is also the number of procreation. In numerology, a number can have a bad meaning and a good meaning, depending upon the situation. The number itself is neutral, but its application in real life can be good or bad. Take the number six, for instance. One could create a beautiful thing, or an ugly thing. One could take the act of procreation, which was meant to be a beautiful thing, and turn it into something very, very ugly (and you know what I mean).
Furthermore, one must understand that more often than not, creation is very nearly preceded by destruction. One could destroy something beautiful to create something ugly. One could destroy something ugly to create something beautiful. One could destroy something beautiful to create something else beautiful; And, one could destroy something ugly to create another ugly thing. I believe that we are in for a heck-of-a lot of destruction and creation in the year 2022. For instance, I believe that it is the year that cash will be destroyed and a cashless society created. I believe that many natural disasters will destroy things, but out of the destruction will come creation of new things--not good nor bad--just will be. For more about what to expect in the next couple of years, please see my end-of-the-world page.

(3) Astrology and Numbers.
The year 2022, which is also a number, is associated with a Zodiacal sign, and an element. The sign for 2022 is the tiger; the element is water. I believe that we are in for some major water damage in 2022, due to the sign of the water tiger. For more about Chinese Astrology, please see my Festivals of the Far East page.

(4) Greek, Latin and Numbers.
In science, medicine, computers and in electronics, we use Greek words to mean certain numbers. Sometimes Latin is used, but mostly Greek. Here is a list of Greek and Latin words and their numerical equivalents...

Greek Word or Latin Word	Number in Standard Form	Number in Word Form	Number in Scientific Notation
pico	1/1,000,000,000,000	one trillionth	1 x 10^-12
nano	1/1,000,000,000	one billionth	1 x 10^-9
micro	1/1,000,000	one millionth	1 x 10^-6
milli	1/1000	one thousandth	1 x 10-3
centi	1/100	one hundredth	1 x 10^-2
deci	^1/10	one tenth	1 x 10^-1
mono	1	one	1 x 10⁰
di	2	two	2 x 10⁰
tri	3	three	3 x 10⁰
tetra	4	four	4 x 10⁰
penta	5	five	5 x 10⁰
hexa	6	six	6 x 10⁰
hepta	7	seven	7 x 10⁰
octa	8	eight	8 x 10⁰
nona	9	nine	9 x 10⁰
deka	10	ten	1 x 10¹
-	100	hundred	1 x 10²
kilo	1000	thousand	1 x 10³
mega	1,000,000	million	1 x 10⁶
giga	1,000,000,000	billion	1 x 10⁹
tera	1,000,000,000,000	trillion	1 x 10¹²