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Record 1 1998-11-30

English

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

SI prefix with a multiplication factor of 1 000 000 000 or 10 to the 12th power.

OBS

Capital "T" is the symbol for "tera-".

OBS

The above information was derived from a table given under "prefixes and symbols (International System of Units)(SI)" in IEEE Standard Dictionary of Electrical and Electronic Terms, 1977, page 523.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Préfixe (symbole : T) ... qui, placé devant une unité de mesure, la multiplie par un billion, soit [10 à la douzième puissance].

Spanish

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