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MICROMICRO- [1 record]

Record 1 2014-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

SI [International System of Units] prefix, one trillionth; 10 [to the minus twelfth power].

OBS

The symbol for "pico-" is a lower case "p"; the upper case "P" is the symbol for "peta-."

OBS

micromicro-; uu: deprecated.

OBS

The obsolete symbol "uu" was usually seen written with two lower case Greek letters "mu."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Préfixe qui, placé devant une unité, la divise par un billion, soit par 10 [à la douzième puissance].

OBS

Le symbole de «pico-» est le «p» minuscule; le «P» majuscule est le symbole de «peta-».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Prefijo [...] que antepuesto al nombre de una unidad la divide por un billón.

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