femto-

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From Danish, fifteen.

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femto-

  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−15. Symbol: f

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Created in 1962, by the Danish physicist Henning Højgaard Jensen (1918–2001), from the number femten (fifteen).

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femto-

  1. femto- (SI prefix for 10-15)

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