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; 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
Antonyms
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with yotta-
Translations
SI prefix
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See also
- (terms previously proposed to be the next prefix): bronto- (brontobyte), hella-, xenna-
Further reading
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Prefix
yotta-
Category Dutch terms prefixed with yotta- not found
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɔ.ta/
Audio (Vosges): (file)
Prefix
yotta-
Derived terms
French terms prefixed with yotta-
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English yotta-.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌjɔ.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌjɔ.tɐ/
Prefix
yotta-
- yotta- (prefix of the International System of Units, with the symbol Y, which is equivalent to multiplying the unit affected by it by 1024)