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Yotta is the largest decimal unit prefix in the metric system, denoting a factor of 1024 (1000000000000000000000000), or one septillion. It has the symbol Y. The prefix name is derived from the Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ), meaning eight, because it is equal to 10008. It was added as an SI prefix to the International System of Units (SI) in 1991.[1]

Usage examples

  • The mass of the Earth is 5972.6 Yg (yottagrams).[2]
  • The mass of the oceans is about 1.4 Yg.[3]
  • The total power output of the Sun is approximately 385 YW (yottawatts).[4]
  • The observable universe is estimated to be 880 Ym (yottametres) in diameter.[5]
  • One yottabyte (YB) is a unit of digital information or information storage capacity for one septillion bytes or 1000 zettabytes. The yobibyte (YiB) is a related unit that uses a binary prefix and means 10248 bytes, which is approximately 1.2 septillion bytes.
SI prefixes
Prefix Base 10 Decimal Adoption
[nb 1]
Name Symbol
quetta Q 1030 1000000000000000000000000000000 2022[6]
ronna R 1027 1000000000000000000000000000
yotta Y 1024 1000000000000000000000000 1991
zetta Z 1021 1000000000000000000000
exa E 1018 1000000000000000000 1975[7]
peta P 1015 1000000000000000
tera T 1012 1000000000000 1960
giga G 109 1000000000
mega M 106 1000000 1873
kilo k 103 1000 1795
hecto h 102 100
deca da 101 10
— — 100 1 —
deci d 10−1 0.1 1795
centi c 10−2 0.01
milli m 10−3 0.001
micro μ 10−6 0.000001 1873
nano n 10−9 0.000000001 1960
pico p 10−12 0.000000000001
femto f 10−15 0.000000000000001 1964
atto a 10−18 0.000000000000000001
zepto z 10−21 0.000000000000000000001 1991
yocto y 10−24 0.000000000000000000000001
ronto r 10−27 0.000000000000000000000000001 2022[6]
quecto q 10−30 0.000000000000000000000000000001
Notes
  1. ^ Prefixes adopted before 1960 already existed before SI. The introduction of the CGS system was in 1873.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Resolution 4 of the 19th CGPM (Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures)". BIPM (Bureau International des Poids et Mesures).
  2. ^ Williams, David R. "Earth fact sheet". Earth fact sheet. NASA. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. ^ Kennish, Michael J. (2001). Practical handbook of marine science. Marine science series (3rd ed.). CRC Press. p. 35. ISBN 0-8493-2391-6.
  4. ^ "WolframAlpha: the Sun's total power output in yottawatts".
  5. ^ "WolframAlpha: size of universe in yottameters".
  6. ^ a b "On the extension of the range of SI prefixes". 18 November 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Metric (SI) Prefixes". NIST.
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