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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. Long scale is the English translation of the French term échelle longue, which designates a system of numeric names in which the word billion means a million millions. ... Main article: Names of large numbers A quintillion is a number written as either: a 1 followed by 18 zeros (10 to the 18th power, as used in the short scale system of numeration. ...

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

• Names of large numbers
• Long and short scales