What Comes After Trillion?

Dec 26, 2019 | Hinsdale

As the wesbite PreScholar notes, there is no such thing as a "zillion." In fact, the next set of numbers after a trillion is a "quadrillion." In fact, there really is no limit to where numbers can lead us; they are not finite. This is why we say that there are inifite numbers!

Here is a handy chart to learn more powers of numbers and their names:

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In 1981, Ernő Rubik, hot on the heels of his 1977 smash-hit the Rubik's Cube, invented and released the Rubik's Snake, a very different kind of puzzle. The Snake consists of 24 isosceles triangular prisms, connected by spring bolts. The prisms can't be separated, but they can be twisted, allowing one to form the snake into many different shapes.

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What Comes After Trillion?

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