Used in a Sentence

quintillion

How to use quintillion in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for quintillion.

Home Featured words Jump to examples

Editorial note

So if you had a machine that could check a trillion possible keys per second it would take over 10 quintillion years to try all possible 128-bit keys.

Examples7
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of quintillion gathered in one view.

noun

the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for quintillion.

noun

the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros

Example sentences

1

So if you had a machine that could check a trillion possible keys per second it would take over 10 quintillion years to try all possible 128-bit keys.

2

There are something like 10 quintillion insects inhabiting earth.

3

That is, you don't have to physically have up through 2 quintillion addressable bytes for a pointer with that value to be valid.

4

That's only 60 variables, which can produce a quintillion variations.

5

I'm officially calling bullshit on the algorithm requiring "one quintillion variables".

6

From the article: "When we begin our support for home gateway devices late this year, we initially plan to use a default IPv6 prefix allocation that is a /64 in length, providing over 18 quintillion IPv6 addresses.

7

It seems more likely that the reporter made a mistake, and there are actually a quintillion possible internal states generated from a relatively small number of variables, not a quintillion variables.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use quintillion in a sentence?

So if you had a machine that could check a trillion possible keys per second it would take over 10 quintillion years to try all possible 128-bit keys.

What does quintillion mean?

the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros

What part of speech is quintillion?

quintillion is commonly used as noun.