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sextillion Arith.|sɛksˈtɪljən|
[ad. F. sextillion, f. L. sex six, after septillion, octillion.]
The sixth power of a million, denoted by 1 followed by 36 cyphers. In American (following the later Fr.) use, the seventh power of a thousand, denoted by 1 followed by 21 cyphers. Hence sexˈtillionth a. and n. (in recent Dicts.).
1690Locke Hum. Und. ii. xvi. §6 Sextilions. 1730Malcolm New Syst. Arith. 8 Quintillions, (or a Million of Quadrillions;) Sextillions, (or a Million of Quintillions). 1861T. L. Peacock Gryll G. xxi, He..adorned the surface of the ice with successions of 898, till they amounted to as many sextillions, with their homogeneous sequences. 1870T. L. Phipson Guillemin's Sun 39 This sum of work is represented by 510 sextillions of kilogrammetres. 1881W. Whitman Leaves of Grass, Song of Myself xxxi, I believe..a mouse is miracle enough to stagger sextillions of infidels. |