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Definition of sextillion
US : a number equal to 1 followed by 21 zeros — see number table; also, British : a number equal to 1 followed by 36 zeros — see number table
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If you were compressed into a black hole, for instance, the result would be 1 sextillion times smaller than a grain of sand.
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Origin and Etymology of sextillion
French, irregular from sex- (from Latin sex) + -illion (as in million)
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