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One quadrillionth (10 -15): femtovolt.

[From Danish and Norwegian femten, fifteen, from Old Norse fimmtān.]


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[Etymology: Danish: ‘fifteen’] Symbol f-. SI The 10-15 multiplier, e.g. 1 femtogram = 1 fg = 10-15 g; contractable to femt- before a vowel.

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One quadrillionth (10-15): femtovolt.

 
 

 

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