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atto

Unit Prefix

(Added in SenseTalk 1.67)

Used before many unit names to multiply by 10^-18. For example, an attometer is 0.000000000000000001 meter, or 1/1000th of a femtometer.

Currently the following unit names beginning with this prefix may be used: attoamp, attoampere, attoamperes, attoamps, attocoulomb, attocoulombs, attofarad, attofarads, attogram, attograms, attohenries, attohenry, attohertz, attohz, attojoule, attojoules, attoliter, attoliters, attolitre, attolitres, attometer, attometers, attometre, attometres, attonewton, attonewtons, attoohm, attoohms, attopascal, attopascals, attosec, attosecond, attoseconds, attosecs, attosiemens, attotesla, attoteslas, attovolt, attovolts, attowatt, attowatts, attoweber, attowebers, attoω

The full list of metric prefixes includes:

PrefixMultiple
deci0.1
centi0.01
milli0.001
micro10 ^ -6
nano10 ^ -9
pico10 ^ -12
femto10 ^ -15
atto10 ^ -18
zepto10 ^ -21
yocto10 ^ -24
deca, deka10
hecto100
kilo1000
mega10 ^ 6
giga10 ^ 9
tera10 ^ 12
peta10 ^ 15
exa10 ^ 18
zetta10 ^ 21
yotta10 ^ 24