sextillion
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See also: Sextillion
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From sext- (“six”) + -illion; originally the sixth power of a million, 1036.
Pronunciation[edit]
Numeral[edit]
sextillion (plural sextillions)
- (US, British, Australia, short scale) A trillion billion: 1 followed by 21 zeros, 1021.
- (dated British and Australia, long scale) A million quintillion: 1 followed by 36 zeros, 1036.
Synonyms[edit]
- (1021): a long scale thousand trillion (trilliard)
- (1036): a short scale undecillion
Translations[edit]
a trillion billion, 1021 — see also trilliard
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a million quintillion, 1036 — see also undecillion
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See also[edit]
- (short and long scale) Previous: quintillion. Next: septillion.
- zetta-
French[edit]
← 1030 | ← 1033 | 1036 | 1039 → | 1042 → |
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Cardinal (traditional spelling): un sextillion Cardinal (post-1990 spelling): un-sextillion Ordinal: sextillionième | ||||
French Wikipedia article on 1036 |
Etymology[edit]
From sext- (“six”) + -illion.
Pronunciation[edit]
Numeral[edit]
sextillion m (plural sextillions)
- undecillion (1036)
- (dated) sextillion (1021)
Further reading[edit]
- “sextillion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- English 3-syllable words
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- English lemmas
- English numerals
- American English
- British English
- Australian English
- English dated terms
- English cardinal numbers
- French terms prefixed with sext-
- French terms suffixed with -illion
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
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- French lemmas
- French numerals
- French cardinal numbers
- French countable numerals
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