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The number decillion refers to different quantities based on locality of usage:

North American system

A decillion is a large number equal to 1033, or a 1 followed by 33 zeros:

1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

It is equal to a thousand nonillion, a thousandth of an undecillion, and slightly less than the cube root of a googol. 10^33 is equal to a quintilliard or a thousand quintillion in the European system.

European system

A decillion is a large number equal to 1060, or a 1 followed by 60 zeros:

1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.

It is equal to a million nonillion, a millionth of a nonillion. It is equal to a thousand nonilliard, a thousandth of a decilliard. 10^60 is equal to a novemdecillion in the North American system.

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