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Sextillion - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Sextillion : \Sex*til"lion\, n. [Formed (in imitation of million)
fr. L. sextus sixth, sex six: cf. F. sextilion.]
According to the method of numeration (which is followed also
in the United States), the number expressed by a unit with
twenty-one ciphers annexed. According to the English method,
a million raised to the sixth power, or the number expressed
by a unit with thirty-six ciphers annexed. See Numeration.
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