sextillion
/sɛksˈtɪljən/
Meanings
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A number representing six followed by twenty-one zeros.
- "The size of the universe is estimated to be around a sextillion light-years."
- "A sextillion is a number that is written as 6 followed by 21 zeros. It is a very large number, much larger than a million or a billion."
Synonyms
long scale , trilliard , short scale , undecillion
Rhymes
Words rhyming with sextillionSeptillion , Million , Billion , Trillion.
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,-
Sextillion () : A number represented by the digit six followed by thirty zeros.
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Sextillion (French) : A very large group of six, or a multiple of six.
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Sextillion (Sanskrit) : A number represented by the digit six followed by twenty zeros.
Variants
List of all variants of sextillion that leads to same resultsextillion , sextillions
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.The word "sextillion" comes from the Latin word "sex" meaning six, and the Latin suffix "-illion", which means a number followed by thirty zeros. So, a sextillion is a number that is written as 6 followed by 30 zeros.
Trivia
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How to Memorize "sextillion"
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mnemonic
- To remember the definition of a sextillion, imagine a huge number of stars in the night sky, each star representing a group of six, or a multiple of six. The total number of stars in this vast expanse of the universe represents a sextillion, a very large number indeed.
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