yotta-
English
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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-
- 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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- (terms previously proposed to be the next prefix): bronto- (brontobyte), hella-, xenna-
Dutch
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French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɔ.ta/
Audio (Vosges, France): (file)
Derived terms
French terms prefixed with yotta-
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