peta-

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See also peta, Peta, PETA, petä, and péta

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Said to be from Greek penta (five) with the middle letter removed, as if the previously coined prefix tera- had been formed in the same way from Greek tetra (four).

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SI prefix
P
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peta-

  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1015. Symbol: P

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peta-

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