yocto-
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktō), “‘eight’”), for the eighth order of 10−3. The letter y was added, as the second term in a series running backwards through the alphabet.
[edit] Prefix
yocto-
- In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−24. Symbol: y
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[edit] Derived terms
- yoctoampere
- yoctobecquerel
- yoctocoloumb
- yoctofarad
- yoctogram
- yoctogray
- yoctohenry
- yoctojoule
- yoctometer / yoctometre
- yoctosecond