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yotta-

/ˈjɒtə/

yotta- prefix: in the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10²⁴ (a short scale septillion or long scale quadrillion). Symbol: Y.

Prefix

yotta-

  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10²⁴ (a short scale septillion or long scale quadrillion). Symbol: Y

yotta- meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

yotta- in Tamil

யோட்டா

yotta- in Vietnamese

SI prefix
yô-ta

Antonyms of yotta-

Origin of yotta-

From Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”), for the eighth order of 10³. The consonants ct are reduced to tt; the final a conforms to the finals vowel of the SI series from mega- upwards; the letter y was added, as the second term in a series running through the alphabet backwards (from zetta-).

Words formed from yotta-

Questions about yotta-

What does yotta- mean?
Yotta- means in the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10²⁴ (a short scale septillion or long scale quadrillion). Symbol: Y.
What is yotta- in Tamil?
Yotta- in Tamil is யோட்டா. See Yotta- meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is yotta-?
Yotta- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce yotta-?
Yotta- is pronounced /ˈjɒtə/.

Words near yotta- in the dictionary

  1. yotization
  2. yots
  3. yotsu-zumo
  4. yotsugake
  5. Yotsuya
  6. yotta-
  7. yottaampere
  8. yottabit
  9. yottabits
  10. yottabyte
  11. yottabytes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: yotta- (page history and authors); yotta- (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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