秭
Meanings
10^24, septillion
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Shi (秭) is a unit representing an extremely large number, 10 to the power of 24.
In modern science, the unit 'shi' (秭) is almost never used.
The dictionary states that 'shi' (秭) is an old Chinese numeral unit corresponding to septillion.
While researching numerical units from the largest to the smallest, I came across the rare term 'shi' (秭).
In the classical numeral system, 'shi' (秭) was positioned above 'kei' (京) and 'gai' (垓).
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