Sagan

sagan sagán Sagan sag an saĝan English Etymology 1 The unit is derived from the phrase "billions and billions (of stars)", erroneously attributed to the American astronomer Carl Sagan. The lower bound of such a number must be two billion plus two billion, or four billion. Johnny Carson popularized the phrase through his occasional impersonation of Sagan throughout his career. Pronunciation en /ˈseɪɡən/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sagan.wav Southern England en eɪɡən 2 Proper noun s en. Derived terms en Sagan Saganian Saganite Sagan's number Sagan's paradox Sagan standard Noun en slang humorous A large number equal to at least four billion. en 2014 Gabrielle Borisovna Carl Sagan Today, there is a well-known joke unit of measurement called a Sagan. a Sagan is four billion—the smallest number that could fit the description "billions and billions." Alternative forms en sagan Etymology 2 en Proper noun A village in Sardasht Rural District, in the Central District of Bashagard County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. Etymology 3 Proper noun en Sakan village in West Azerbaijan, Iran. Etymology 4 en Proper noun A river in southern Ethiopia. en Segan en https://books.google.ch/books?id=XTQ6AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA784&dq=%22sagan%22 From the Somali Coast Through Southern Ethiopia to the Sudan Oscar Neumann U.S. Government Printing Office 18584840 1904 784 I had resolved to pass along the eastern shore of Lake Ganjule, in order to solve the problem of the sources of the river Sagan, the largest affluent of Lake Stefanie, which was supposed to flow out of Lake Ganjule. This I found to be not the case. The sources of the Sagan lie east of the south end of Lake Abaya. But there is a broad channel connecting Lake Ganjule with the Sagan. A town in southern Ethiopia, named for the river. References Sagan at dictionary.reference.com (Jargon File) William Safire, ON LANGUAGE; Footprints on the Infobahn, New York Times, April 17, 1994 Carl Sagan, Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium, Random House, 1997 Anagrams en aagns Agans Angas Nāgas Sanga gansa nagas nāgas sanga en Iran Azerbaijan Ethiopia en eponyms numbers Polish Etymology From pl sagan. Pronunciation sagan Proper noun m-pr pl m Declension <m.pr.surname> Proper noun f 1 pl f