As a numeral sextillion
is (
US; modern British & Australian, short scale) A trillion billion: 1 followed by 21 zeros, 10
21.
As a noun zettaton is
a measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many sextillion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
sextillion
English
Numeral
(head)
(US; modern British & Australian, ) A trillion billion: 1 followed by 21 zeros, 1021.
(dated British & Australian, ) A million quintillion: 1 followed by 36 zeros, 1036.
See also
* (short and long scale) Previous': quintillion. ' Next : septillion.
Synonyms
* 1036: a undecillion
zettaton
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many sextillion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.