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I've always wondered this, but what exactly is the mathematical representation of gazillion? Maybe something like 10eGZ? And how does it compare to bazillion (or is that bizillion) or even just plain zillion? What about if you switch to a j prefix, as in jillion? A million kajillion?

Anyway, enough rambling. Now back to your regularly scheduled postings.

kelan

Perl6 Grammar Student

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Re: Perl sources and crypt()
by Abigail-II (Bishop) on Feb 21, 2003 at 14:11 UTC
    I think 'gazillion' means 'more than one'.

    Abigail

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      I'd say the entire .*[zj]illion family means "more than a lot". :)

      Prefixes to [zj]illion are added primarily for emphasis and syncopation. Order of magnitude takes a back seat to pure verbal esthetics.

      Update: Who would waste a vote --'ing a joke? The words really are used to mean "a lot" with additional emphasis. Saying a "a kajillion hozillion" is just dialectical way of emphasizing "a great number".

      There is so much good stuff on here to ++, I can't imagine why someone would -- a post that quibbles about word meaning.

      Please don't -- me a kazillion times for whining here. :)

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