Sextillion
Translation of "sextillion" into Russian
sextillion
NounUK
/sɛkˈtɪl.jən/
US
/sɛkˈtɪl.jən/
sextillion
sextillions pl
The universe is estimated to contain over a sextillion stars.
По оценкам, во Вселенной содержится более секстиллиона звезд.
Definitions
sextillion
NounUK
/sɛkˈtɪl.jən/
US
/sɛkˈtɪl.jən/
A number equal to 1 followed by 21 zeros in the American numbering system, or 1 followed by 36 zeros in the European numbering system.
The national debt reached an astronomical figure, almost approaching a sextillion dollars.
An indefinitely large, hyperbolic quantity.
I've told you a sextillion times—stop leaving the door open!
sextillion
AdjectiveUK
/sɛkˈtɪl.jən/
US
/sɛkˈtɪl.jən/
Amounting to, costing, or numbering a sextillion.
The project carried a sextillion-dollar price tag in the speculative report.
sextillion
NumeralUK
/sɛkˈtɪl.jən/
US
/sɛkˈtɪl.jən/
The cardinal number represented in the short scale by 10²¹ (1 followed by 21 zeros) and in the long scale by 10³⁶ (1 followed by 36 zeros).
Scientists estimate the observable universe contains roughly a sextillion stars.