zetta-

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Prefix 1.2.1 Antonyms 1.2.2 Translations

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From Ancient Greek ἑπτά (hepta), for the seventh order of 10³. The consonants pt are reduced to tt as in Italian, by analogy with peta-; the letter z was added, as a start to running through the alphabet backwards.

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zetta-

1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10²¹. Symbol: Z

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• zepto-

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