Definition of peta-

In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10¹⁵. Symbol: P

Etymology: Said to be from penta (five) with the middle letter removed, as if the previously coined prefix tera- had been formed in the same way from Greek tetra (four).

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