Sextillion

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A sextillion is a number written as either:

  • a 1 followed by 21 zeros (10 to the 21st power, as used in the short scale system of numeration.

or

  • a 1 followed by 30 zeros (10 to the 30th power, as used in the French system of numeration.

In the "short scale"), this number is equal to 1,000 quintillion.

In science

Astronomers estimate that there are about 70 sextillion (70,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) stars in the visible universe.

See also

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