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- prefix In the
International System of Units and othermetric systems of units, multiplying theunit to which it is attached by 1012. Symbol: T
Etymologies
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Examples
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Meanwhile, Alex and his postdoc Andy Connolly had calculated that the data including images were going to add up to around 12 terabytes—“tera-” is “trillion”—and somehow, some astronomer should be able to ask the archive something like “Find all blue galaxies near quasars.”
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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Meanwhile, Alex and his postdoc Andy Connolly had calculated that the data including images were going to add up to around 12 terabytes—“tera-” is “trillion”—and somehow, some astronomer should be able to ask the archive something like “Find all blue galaxies near quasars.”
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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Meanwhile, Alex and his postdoc Andy Connolly had calculated that the data including images were going to add up to around 12 terabytes—“tera-” is “trillion”—and somehow, some astronomer should be able to ask the archive something like “Find all blue galaxies near quasars.”
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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Meanwhile, Alex and his postdoc Andy Connolly had calculated that the data including images were going to add up to around 12 terabytes—“tera-” is “trillion”—and somehow, some astronomer should be able to ask the archive something like “Find all blue galaxies near quasars.”
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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Kilo-, mega-, giga- and tera- are prefixes used with bit or byte to measure capacities.
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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Kilo-, mega-, giga- and tera- are prefixes used with bit or byte to measure capacities.
Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002
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