Metric means based on the meter, and of course many standard values are, but as other commenters pointed out when amusingly using these new prefixes for the US budget, these are just a number ...

The metric system's governing body has added some new terms to help describe massive amounts of data. The General Conference on Weights and Measures last week added the prefixes "ronna" and "quetta." ...

New weight of the world . The new prefixes can simplify how we talk about some pretty big objects. “If we think about mass, instead of distance, the Earth weighs approximately six ronnagrams ...

This is the first time that new prefixes have been added to the metric system since the addition of zetta (10˄21), zepto (10˄minus21), yotta (10˄24) and yocto (10˄minus24), which were all ...

IEEE 1541-2002 (adopted in 2005 and reaffirmed in 2008) defines that standard metric prefixes should not be used when referring to base 2 numbers, typical in computing. Metric uses base ten for ...

It marks the first time in more than three decades that new prefixes have been added to the International System of Units (SI), the agreed global standard for the metric system. Joining the ranks of ...

The prefixes make it easier to express large amounts -- for example, always referring to a kilometre as 1,000 metres or a millimetre as one thousandth of a metre would quickly become cumbersome.

Tech & Science Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes voted in. Say hello to ronnagrams and quettametres: International scientists gathered in France voted on Friday for new metric ...

Say hello to ronnagrams and quettametres: International scientists gathered in France voted on Friday for new metric prefixes to express the world's largest and smallest measurements, prompted by an.

Say hello to ronnagrammes and quettametres: International scientists gathered in France voted on Friday for new metric prefixes to express the world’s largest and smallest measurements, prompted ...

PARIS — Say hello to ronnagrammes and quettametres: International scientists gathered in France recently voted for new metric prefixes to express the world’s largest and smallest measurements, ...