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one-quadrillionth

one-quadrillionth

9.9
One part of a quadrillion equal parts
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : un cuatrillón
  • It is highly improbable to win with odds of just one-quadrillionth.

Examples

  • This particle's mass is about one-quadrillionth of a gram.

  • A one-quadrillionth of a second can be measured by advanced equipment.

  • The chance of two identical snowflakes forming is less than one-quadrillionth.

  • The measurement was accurate to one-quadrillionth of a meter.

  • One-quadrillionth of the entire population equals only about eight individuals.

  • One-quadrillionth is represented as 10 to the power of minus 15 in scientific notation.

  • The measurement was accurate to within one-quadrillionth, showing the precision of modern instruments.

Synonyms

quadrillionth
vsone-quadrillionth
9.8

One part when something is divided into 1,000,000,000,000,000 equal parts

is the same meaning but written hyphenated with an explicit number word

How Small

one-quadrillionth
  • Specialized
9.9
one-quarter
29 1.0
one-half
61 1.0
one
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

one-quadrillionth singular
one quadrillionth singular

Morphology

one-quadrillionth = one + quadrillion (transparent) = one + quadrillion + th

The compound numeral 'one' + 'quadrillion' is clear and the suffix '-th' simply forms the ordinal/fractional form; meaning is recoverable from known components.

Etymology

One-quadrillionth comes from one + quadrillion + -th, where quadrillion is built from quadri- meaning 'four' (as in quadrilateral or quad) and million, so it is the fourth big step after a million and a very large number. The -th part means 'one part of', so one-quadrillionth is 'one divided by a quadrillion', a very tiny amount.