Sextillion

Pronunciation: /sekˈstɪljən/

Definitions of sextillion

noun a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 21 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 36 zeros.

Example Sentences

A1 A sextillion is a very large number.

A2 The concept of a sextillion can be difficult to grasp for some people.

B1 In scientific notation, a sextillion is represented as 10^21.

B2 The national debt is often measured in the trillions and even sextillions of dollars.

C1 Some astronomers estimate that there are sextillions of stars in the observable universe.

C2 The total number of possible combinations in a complex system can reach into the sextillions.

Examples of sextillion in a Sentence

formal The estimated number of stars in the universe is in the order of a sextillion.

informal I heard that Jeff Bezos is worth like a sextillion dollars or something crazy like that.

slang I bet a sextillion bucks that he won't show up to the party.

figurative Her love for him was like a sextillion times stronger than anything she had ever felt before.

Grammatical Forms of sextillion

• past tense: sextillioned
• plural: sextillions
• comparative: more sextillion
• superlative: most sextillion
• present tense: sextillion
• future tense: will sextillion
• perfect tense: have sextillioned
• continuous tense: is sextillioning
• singular: sextillion
• positive degree: sextillion
• infinitive: to sextillion
• gerund: sextillioning
• participle: sextillioned

Origin and Evolution of sextillion

First Known Use: 1690 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'sextillion' originates from the Latin word 'sextus' meaning 'sixth' and the suffix '-illion' indicating a large number.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to denote the number 1 followed by 21 zeros, the meaning of 'sextillion' has evolved to represent a number that is a thousand raised to the power of three times six.