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SI prefixes



I cannot resist.  From NIST Special Publication 811, Guide for the Use of
the International System of Units....
10^24    Y    yotta  (as in you gotta be kidding)
10^21    Z    zetta
10^18    E    exa
etc. to
10^-21   z    zepto
10^-24   y    yocto
Disclaimer:  the above are the personal musings of the author, and do not
represent any past, present, or future position of NIST, the U.S. government,
or anyone else who might think that they are in a position of authority. 
Lester Slaback, Jr.  [Lester.Slaback@NIST.GOV] 
NBSR Health Physics 
Center for Neutron Research 
NIST 
Gaithersburg, MD  20899 
301 975-5810