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nontillion noun. A million trillion trillion (1 followed by 30 zeros). In a recent story celebrating the invention of the microprocessor, it was reported that in the 50 years since the first ENIAC computer, "the efficiency of information technology has increased by 32 orders of magnitude. That's about 100 nontillion times."

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Posted on November 16, 1996 at 6:23 AM
Updated on November 16, 1996 at 6:23 AM


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