In the world of science, SI prefixes are sacrosanct. Well, unless you happen to be a computing scientist, in which case the choice of prefix—mega vs mebi—can be a little controversial. It turns out ...

Ronna, quetta, ronto and quecto are newest prefixes in the recently expanded metric system, or the International System of Units.

Say hello to the first new SI prefixes since 1991. At the humongous end of the scale, ronna and quecca now denote 10 27 and 10 30, respectively. Apparently, the mass of the Earth is six ronnagrams, or ...

All the hella-haters can spin on it. I want "hella" as an SI-recognized prefix along with "mega" and "kilo." And that's why I'm about to do something I rarely ever do: join a Facebook group. Point ...

To handle an exponential growth in data, the metric system is getting its first update in three decades Based on the measuring system's new prefixes, Earth’s mass is about six ronnagrams. That ...

A metric prefix is a numerical multiplier that is placed before a basic unit of measure to indicate a specified multiple or fraction of that unit. They range from the smallest, 'yocto' (1 ...

They are joined by their microscopic counterparts, ronto for 10 −27, and quecto for 10 −30. The proposal was approved by the CGPM today, and these new prefixes have been incorporated into the SI with ...

For the first time in more than 30 years, new terms have been officially added to the International System of Units (SI). The four new prefixes – ronna, quetta, ronto and quecto – describe ...

So how did Brown come up with ronna and quetta? For starters, every SI unit and every SI prefix has an official abbreviation. That's what ticked Brown off about hellabyte and brontobyte.

Earth now weighs 6 Ronnagrams as new prefixes are added to the International Systems of Measurement. Paris: International scientists gathered in France on Friday to add new metric prefixes to ...

If the change is approved, the hella would be the first new SI prefix introduced since 1991, when the International Committee for Weights and Measures approved yotta and zetta (21 zeroes).