sextillion
nounThe cardinal number equal to 1021.
nounThe cardinal number equal to 1036.
nounAccording to English and original Italian numeration, a million raised to the sixth power; a number represented by unity with thirty-six ciphers annexed; according to French numeration, commonly taught in America, a thousand raised to the seventh power; a thousand quintillions.
nounAccording 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
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the number that is represented as a one followed by 21 zeros
