quintillionth

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quin·til·lionth

(kwĭn-tĭl′yənth)

1. The ordinal number matching the number quintillion in a series.

2. One of a quintillion equal parts.

quin·til′lionth adv. & adj.

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Noun	1.	quintillionth - one part in a quintillion equal parts one-quintillionth common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
Adj.	1.	quintillionth - the ordinal number of one quintillion in counting order ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"

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