10sup21sup

10sup21sup refers to the number 10 raised to the power of 21. This is a very large number, often encountered in scientific and astronomical contexts. It is also known as one sextillion in the short scale system of number naming, or one trilliard in the long scale system.

The numerical value of 10sup21sup is 1 followed by 21 zeros: 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. In scientific notation, it is expressed as 1 x 10^21. This notation is commonly used to represent extremely large or small numbers concisely.

Numbers of this magnitude are used to describe quantities such as the estimated number of stars in the observable universe, the approximate number of water molecules in a bathtub, or the total number of transistors on a modern computer chip. The concept of such large numbers helps scientists and mathematicians comprehend vast scales and quantities that are beyond everyday experience. Its representation as 10sup21sup emphasizes its exponential growth and its position within the system of powers of ten.