yotta-

See also: yotta and yöttä

English

SI prefix
Y Previous: zetta-
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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ, eight), for the eighth order of 103. The consonants ct are reduced to tt as in Italian, by analogy with peta-; the final a conforms to the finals vowel of the SI series from mega- upwards; the letter y was added, as the second term in a series running through the alphabet backwards (from zetta-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɒtə/

Prefix

yotta-

  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1024 (a short scale septillion or long scale quadrillion). Symbol: Y

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English terms prefixed with yotta-

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Prefix

yotta-

  1. yotta-
Category Dutch terms prefixed with yotta- not found

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ, eight).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jɔ.ta/
  • (file)

Prefix

yotta-

  1. yotta-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with yotta-
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