sextillion

Sextillion is a number equal to a 1 followed by 21 zeros.

(noun)

1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 is an example of a sextillion.

See sextillion in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Origin: Fr < L sextus, sixth (< sex, six) + Fr (m)illion

adjective

amounting to one sextillion in number

See sextillion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : Latin sextus, sixth; see sextile

Origin: + French -illion (as in million, million, from Old French milion; see million)

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