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sexdecillion

/ˌsɛksdəˈsɪl.i.ən/

sexdecillion numeral: 10⁵¹.

Numeral

sexdecillion (plural sexdecillions)

  1. (US, rare, modern British & Australian, short scale) 10⁵¹.
    • The names of the periods above trillion are as follows...18th, sexdecillion...1896, Frank H. Hall, The Werner Arithmetic, Oral and Written, Book Two, Parts I and II
    • The answer is read as: 13 sexdecillion, 253 quindecillion, 796 quattuordecillion, 742 tredecillion....1994, The Arithmetic Teacher, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  2. (dated, rare, British & Australian, long scale) 10⁹⁶.
    Synonyms:
    1096

sexdecillion meaning in Malay

sexdecillion in Malay

1051
seksdesilion

Synonyms of sexdecillion

Forms of sexdecillion

pluralsexdecillions
alternative formsedecillion

Origin of sexdecillion

From Latin sēdec(im), sexdec(im) (“sixteen”) + English -illion. By surface analysis, sex- (“six”) + decillion.

Words that rhyme with sexdecillion

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Questions about sexdecillion

What does sexdecillion mean?
Sexdecillion means 10⁵¹.
What is sexdecillion in Malay?
Sexdecillion in Malay is seksdesilion. See Sexdecillion meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is sexdecillion?
Sexdecillion is a numeral.
How do you pronounce sexdecillion?
Sexdecillion is pronounced /ˌsɛksdəˈsɪl.i.ən/.

Words near sexdecillion in the dictionary

  1. sexcessory
  2. sexcite
  3. sexcomb
  4. sexcombs
  5. sexdactyly
  6. sexdecillion
  7. sexdecillions
  8. sexdecimal
  9. sexdigital
  10. sexdigitate
  11. sexdigitism

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