Thursday 28 December 2017

Non-Numerical Vague Quantifier/ Indefinite Hyperbolic Numerals

Less Vague: 
  1. A Couple                                    - 2
  2. A Few (approx)                      - 3 to 8 
Way Vague: 
  1. More Peas than Grapes       - A Handful
Scripture:
  1. 40                                         - A Large But Unspecific Number, Middle Eastern traditional
Different Cultures:
  1. 1001                                         - A very large number in Arabic 
  2. Sescenti                                    - Literally 600 in Latin, A very large number, size of Roman cohort
  3. 八千                                         - Literally 8000 in Japanese, eternity
  4. 10,000                                      - An even larger approximate number in Hebrew (רבבה rebâbâh)
  5. 100,000 (céad míle)                 - Irish
  6. Femtioelva (fifty-eleven)         - Swedish
  7. 108,000 li                                 - Means A Great Distance, Chinese (十萬八千里)
  8. Umpteen, Umteen, Umpty       - Unspecified large number, humorous, Morse code verbalization                                                              (dash), English
Scientific:
  1. 10 Sextillion (10^22)              - Observable Universe's Stars Number
-illions Bunch: 
  1. Bazillion                     - a very large number. NORTH AMERICAN
  2. Zillion                        - an extremely large number of people or things.
  3. Gazillion / Kazillion     - a very large number or quantity (used for emphasis) NORTH AMERICAN
  4. Bajillion                     - an extremely large number (used for emphasis) NORTH AMERICAN
  5. Dillion                       - 
  6. Gadzillion                  - a very large number or quantity (used for emphasis) NORTH AMERICAN
  7. Gagillion                    - An unspecified large number, (slang, hyperbolic)
  8. Gajillion                     - 
  9. Godzillion                  - a number exceeding all other numbers.
  10. Grillion                      - An extremely large unspecified number, quantity, or amount
  11. Hojillion                    - An uncountably large quantity. Greek "Hojo", mean "apple on a stick."
  12. Jillion                        - an extremely large number. NORTH AMERICAN
  13. Kabillion                   - An unspecified large number, (slang, hyperbolic) 
  14. Kajillion                    - An unspecified large number, (slang, hyperbolic)
  15. Katrillion                   - An unspecified large number, (slang, hyperbolic)
  16. Killion                       - Vast amounts of money earned through the death or suffering of people, hence the “Kill” in Killions.
  17. Robillion                    - 
  18. Skillion                      - Any relatively large number, originates in the US Acres shorts from the Saturday morning cartoon, Garfield and Friends
  19. Squillion                    - An indefinite very large number.
  20. Umptillion                 - A very great, yet indeterminate number, probably greater than a million. as umpteen, but much greater.

Bonus: 
  • Inconceivably Large
  • Infinitesimally Small.

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