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  1. One quadrillion (1015): petahertz.
  2. 1,125,899,906,842,624 (250): petabyte.

[Alteration of PENTA- (from its representing the fifth power of a thousand).]


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[Etymology: Lat: penta ‘five’] Symbol P-. SI The 1015 = 1 0005 multiplier, e.g. 1 petagram = 1 Pg = 1015 g; contractable to pet- before a vowel.

informatics Sometimes 250, but see pebi- then kibi-.

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One quadrillion (1015): petagram.

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