sexdecillion

noun

sex·​de·​cil·​lion ˌseks-di-ˈsil-yən How to pronounce sexdecillion (audio)
often attributive
US : a number equal to 1 followed by 51 zeros see Table of Numbers
also, British : a number equal to 1 followed by 96 zeros see Table of Numbers

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Eventually, this creature was proved to live — or, technically, to act — in 196,883 dimensions, and to possess 808 sexdecillion or so symmetries. Siobhan Roberts, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Latin sedecim, sexdecim sixteen (from sex six + decem ten) + English -illion (as in million) — more at ten

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sexdecillion was in 1848

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“Sexdecillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sexdecillion. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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