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- prefix In the
International System of Units and othermetric systems of units, multiplying theunit to which it is attached by 10−21. Symbol: z
Etymologies
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Greek (h)epta- (seven), for the seventh order of 10−3. The final o conforms to the finals vowel of the SI series from micro- downwards; the letter z was added, as a start in a series of terms running backwards through the alphabet.
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