yotta- en · X
Pronunciation
- /ˈjɒtə/
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-).
Meanings
- (morpheme) 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
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Relateds
hella- (terms previously proposed to be the next prefix) · bronto- (terms previously proposed to be the next prefix) · xenna- (terms previously proposed to be the next prefix)
Translations (21)
eo jota- (SI prefix) · fr yotta- (SI prefix) · nl yotta- (SI prefix) · gl yotta- (SI prefix) · bg йота- (SI prefix) · fi jotta- (SI prefix) · ja ヨタ- (SI prefix) · cmn 堯- /尧- (SI prefix) · cmn 堯它- /尧它- (SI prefix) · ms yota- (SI prefix) · de yotta- (SI prefix) · el γιοττα- (SI prefix) · cmn 佑- (SI prefix) · yue 堯- /尧- (SI prefix) · ru йотта- (SI prefix) · vi yô-ta (SI prefix) · lv jota- (SI prefix) · ko 요타- (SI prefix) · es yotta- (SI prefix) · id yota- (SI prefix) · th ยอตตะ- (SI prefix)