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sexdecillion
sex·de·cil·lion S0300545 (sĕks′dĭ-sĭl′yən)n.1. The cardinal number equal to 1051.2. Chiefly British The cardinal number equal to 1096. [Latin sexdecim, sixteen (sex, six; see s(w)eks in Indo-European roots + decem, ten; see deci-) + (m)illion.] sex′de·cil′lion adj.sex′de·cil′lionth adj.adv. & n.sexdecillion (ˌsɛksdɪˈsɪljən) n1. US a cardinal number equivalent to 10512. Brit a cardinal number equivalent to 1096sex•de•cil•lion (ˌsɛks dɪˈsɪl yən) n., pl. -lions, (as after a numeral) -lion, n. 1. a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 51 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 96 zeros. adj. 2. amounting to one sexdecillion in number. [1935–40] |