Re:Zeptoseconds: New world record in short time measurement
by cyphar on Saturday October 17, 2020 @12:16PM
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±1 doesn't require a prefix, and while in Europe "deci" is used in common parlance for units of power ±2 it's not really used in scientific or engineering terminology globally. I'm also not sure what real quantity you're referring to which requires the power ±24 prefix (yes, the term "yottabyte" exists but no measurement of data capacity uses it).
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Re:Zeptoseconds: New world record in short time measurement
by danbruc on Sunday October 18, 2020 @10:42AM
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±2 are centi and hecto with centimetre and hectopascal probably being the widest used ones, ±1 are deci and deca with decibel probably being the widest used one. For deca I can also not think of any real usage.