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What is the origin, the symbol, and the factor of the yotta- prefix?

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  • by Anonymous on April 18th, 2007

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    yotta- (symbol Y) is a SI prefix in the SI (system of units) denoting 1024 or 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000.

    Adopted in 1991, it comes from the Greek ὀκτώ (októ), meaning eight, because it is equal to 10008.

    As of 2006, yotta- is the largest and last SI prefix to be confirmed.

    There are roughly 6.022x1023 atoms, or 0.6 yottaatoms, (1 mole) in 12 grams of the substance carbon-12.

    10008
    10^24
    yotta
    Symbol:Y
    Septillion Quadrillion
    1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000

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