Definition:Metric System/Scaling Prefixes/zepto-
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Definition
zepto- is the Système Internationale d'Unités metric scaling prefix denoting a multiplier of $10^{-21}$.
Symbol
- $\mathrm z$
The Système Internationale d'Unités symbol for the metric scaling prefix zepto, denoting $10^{\, -21 }$, is $\mathrm { z }$.
Its $\LaTeX$ code is \mathrm {z} .
Sources
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): zepto-
- 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): zepto-