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Zetta

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-012808

A decimal SI prefix meaning one sextillion, 10 to the power 21, with symbol Z. It is used for very large quantities, such as worldwide data volume counted in zettabytes. One zettametre is about 106 thousand light years, roughly the diameter of the Milky Way.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-012808
FieldChemistry
SubjectPhysical and Biophysical Chemistry
ReferencesGreen Book, 2nd ed., p. 74 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)
Record as JSON
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  "definition": "A decimal SI prefix meaning one sextillion, 10 to the power 21, with symbol Z. It is used for very large quantities, such as worldwide data volume counted in zettabytes. One zettametre is about 106 thousand light years, roughly the diameter of the Milky Way.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "references": [
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