SEXTILLION

sextillion

(noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 21 zeros

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Numeral

sextillion

(US; modern British & Australian, short scale) A trillion billion: 1 followed by 21 zeros, 1021.

(dated British & Australian, long scale) A million quintillion: 1 followed by 36 zeros, 1036.

Synonyms

• (1021): a long scale trilliard

• (1036): a short scale undecillion

Source: Wiktionary


Sex*til"lion, n. Etym: [Formed (in imitation of million) fr. L. sextus sixth, sex six: cf. F. sextilion.]

Definition: According to the method of numeration (which is followed also in the United States), the number expressed by a unit with twenty-one ciphers annexed. According to the English method, a million raised to the sixth power, or the number expressed by a unit with thirty-six ciphers annexed. See Numeration.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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