1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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}. [1913 Webster]
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