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  • prefix nonstandard (rare) In metric systems of units, multiplies the unit to which it is attached by 10−30. Symbol: w

Etymologies

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From deka-, Greek for "ten", for the tenth order of 10−3, and the letter w, as the fourth term in a series running backwards through the alphabet. The final o indicates a negative power of ten.

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