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peta-

a combining form used in the names of units of measure equal to one quadrillion (1015) of a given base unit: petabyte.

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peta- pref.
One quadrillion (1015): petagram.

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peta-  
  1. A prefix that means:

  2. One quadrillion (1015), as in petahertz, one quadrillion hertz.

  3. 250 (that is, 1,125,899,906,842,624), which is the power of two closest to a quadrillion, as in petabyte.


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Abbreviations & Acronyms
PETA
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
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