• (n.) According to the French method of numeration (which is followed also in the United States), the number expressed by a unit with twenty-four ciphers annexed. According to the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-two ciphers annexed. See Numeration. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/septillion/
Sep·til'lion noun [ French septilion , formed from Latin septem seven, in imitation of million .] According to the French method of numeration (which is followed also in the United States), the number expressed by a unit with twenty-four ciphers annexed. According to the English met... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/70