sextillionn.adj.

Brit.

/sɛkˈstɪljən/, U.S.

/sɛkˈstɪljən/

Forms: 1600s sextilion, 1700s– sextillion.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin sextus , million n.

Etymology: < classical Latin sextus sixth (see sext n.¹) + -illion (in million n.). Compare Middle French sixlion the cardinal number equal to the sixth power of a million (10³⁶) (1484), French sextillion a thousand quintillions (10²¹), a million quintillions (10³⁶) (1765). Compare slightly earlier quintillion n., and also septillion n., octillion n., etc.

A. n.

Originally: the cardinal number equal to the sixth power of a million, represented by 1 followed by thirty-six zeros (10³⁶) (now chiefly British). Later also (originally U.S.): the cardinal number equal to the seventh power of a thousand, or 1 followed by twenty-one zeros (10²¹). Also hyperbolically: an unspecified but very large number or amount.The displacement of the original sense by the later one is similar to that described for billion (see billion n.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > powers of a million

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vigintillion1928

googol1940

googolplex1940

squillion1943

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xvi. 99 But to shew how much distinct Names conduce to our well reckoning, or having useful Ideas of Numbers, let us set all these following Figures in one continued Line, as the Marks of one Number:.. Nonilions. Octilions. Septilions. Sextilions. Quintilions. Quatrilions. Trilions. Bilions. Milions. Vnites.

1730 A. Malcolm New Syst. Arithm. 8 Quintillions, (or a Million of Quadrillions;) Sextillions, (or a Million of Quintillions).

1794 E. Waring Ess. Princ. Human Knowl. 9 The eye extends its view to inaccessible distances, to millions, billions, and trillions, and a space equal to sextillions or nonillions of miles.

1855 W. Whitman Leaves of Grass 34 I believe..a mouse is miracle enough to stagger sextillions of infidels.

1861 T. L. Peacock Gryll Grange xxi. 183 He..adorned the surface of the ice with successions of 898, till they amounted to as many sextillions, with their homogeneous sequences.

1870 T. L. Phipson tr. A. Guillemin Sun 39 This sum of work is represented by 510 sextillions of kilogrammetres.

1933 D. Drake Invitation Philos. xi. 194 There is no astronomical reason to suppose that there are not quintillions, or sextillions of stars.

2002 J. C. Wharton Nature Cures iii. 72 Even if everyone took three globules a day, it still ‘would require very nearly a sextillion of years to use up the whole grain’.

B. adj.

Numbering or amounting to a sextillion.Followed by a plural or collective noun and prefixed by the indefinite article or a multiplier.

ΚΠ

1881 Science 31 July 350/2 We know its [sc. Neptune's] mass in terms of terrestrial matter, it was 102 sextillion tons, or 204 septillion pounds.

1920 J. Burroughs Accepting Universe xiii. 227 Astronomers calculate the weight of the earth in terms of its own tons, something like six sextillion tons.

1934 J. A. Eldredge Physical Basis of Things x. 127 My lamp takes about an ampere of current: 6 sextillion electrons course through its filament every second.

1950 Times 15 Sept. 3/4 The announcement says there is only one atom of natural tritium for every sextillion atoms of hydrogen in ordinary tap water.

2006 Wired July 40/1 There's probably life out there—but with 70 sextillion stars in the universe, where do you start your search?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sextillion
释义	sextillionn.adj. Brit. /sɛkˈstɪljən/, U.S. /sɛkˈstɪljən/ Forms: 1600s sextilion, 1700s– sextillion. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin sextus , million n. Etymology: < classical Latin sextus sixth (see sext n.¹) + -illion (in million n.). Compare Middle French sixlion the cardinal number equal to the sixth power of a million (10³⁶) (1484), French sextillion a thousand quintillions (10²¹), a million quintillions (10³⁶) (1765). Compare slightly earlier quintillion n., and also septillion n., octillion n., etc. A. n. Originally: the cardinal number equal to the sixth power of a million, represented by 1 followed by thirty-six zeros (10³⁶) (now chiefly British). Later also (originally U.S.): the cardinal number equal to the seventh power of a thousand, or 1 followed by twenty-one zeros (10²¹). Also hyperbolically: an unspecified but very large number or amount.The displacement of the original sense by the later one is similar to that described for billion (see billion n.). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > powers of a million quadrilliona1690 quintilliona1690 trilliona1690 nonillion1690 octillion1690 septillion1690 sextillion1690 trimillion1707 decillion1709 centillion1754 sexillion1758 vigintillion1928 googol1940 googolplex1940 squillion1943 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xvi. 99 But to shew how much distinct Names conduce to our well reckoning, or having useful Ideas of Numbers, let us set all these following Figures in one continued Line, as the Marks of one Number:.. Nonilions. Octilions. Septilions. Sextilions. Quintilions. Quatrilions. Trilions. Bilions. Milions. Vnites. 1730 A. Malcolm New Syst. Arithm. 8 Quintillions, (or a Million of Quadrillions;) Sextillions, (or a Million of Quintillions). 1794 E. Waring Ess. Princ. Human Knowl. 9 The eye extends its view to inaccessible distances, to millions, billions, and trillions, and a space equal to sextillions or nonillions of miles. 1855 W. Whitman Leaves of Grass 34 I believe..a mouse is miracle enough to stagger sextillions of infidels. 1861 T. L. Peacock Gryll Grange xxi. 183 He..adorned the surface of the ice with successions of 898, till they amounted to as many sextillions, with their homogeneous sequences. 1870 T. L. Phipson tr. A. Guillemin Sun 39 This sum of work is represented by 510 sextillions of kilogrammetres. 1933 D. Drake Invitation Philos. xi. 194 There is no astronomical reason to suppose that there are not quintillions, or sextillions of stars. 2002 J. C. Wharton Nature Cures iii. 72 Even if everyone took three globules a day, it still ‘would require very nearly a sextillion of years to use up the whole grain’. B. adj. Numbering or amounting to a sextillion.Followed by a plural or collective noun and prefixed by the indefinite article or a multiplier. ΚΠ 1881 Science 31 July 350/2 We know its [sc. Neptune's] mass in terms of terrestrial matter, it was 102 sextillion tons, or 204 septillion pounds. 1920 J. Burroughs Accepting Universe xiii. 227 Astronomers calculate the weight of the earth in terms of its own tons, something like six sextillion tons. 1934 J. A. Eldredge Physical Basis of Things x. 127 My lamp takes about an ampere of current: 6 sextillion electrons course through its filament every second. 1950 Times 15 Sept. 3/4 The announcement says there is only one atom of natural tritium for every sextillion atoms of hydrogen in ordinary tap water. 2006 Wired July 40/1 There's probably life out there—but with 70 sextillion stars in the universe, where do you start your search? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1690
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