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." ...

You know kilo, centi, and milli, but how about ronto? Four new metric prefixes got the official stamp of approval last week at the 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures held at Versailles, ...

The Earth's mass can now be expressed as six ronnagrams after scientists voted to add new metric prefixes AFP Say hello to ronnagrams and quettametres: International scientists gathered in France ...

PARIS: 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 ...

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 ...

We may still be a ways from worrying how many yottabytes your computer can hold, but the international standards community has added two new prefixes for even bigger numbers than that — ronna for 10 ...

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

It always fascinates us that every single thing that is made had to be designed by someone. Even something as simple as a bag and box that holds cereal. Someone had to work out the dimensions, the ...

The article delves into why 'K' is used to signify a thousand instead of 'T'. It traces back to the Greek word 'chilioi', adopted by the metric system. The practical application of 'K' in scientific, ...