peta-
Americanabbreviation
prefix
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A prefix that means:
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One quadrillion (10 15), as in petahertz, one quadrillion hertz.
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2 50 (that is, 1,125,899,906,842,624), which is the power of two closest to a quadrillion, as in petabyte.
Etymology
Origin of peta-
Origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Since the Istanbul match, Catan has received animal rights organisation PETA's "Hero to Animals award".
From Barron's
"Tragedies like this would be far less likely to happen" if tourists "stayed away" from these attractions, Peta Asia told AFP.
From BBC
Mikey Lewis' kicking game forced a series of errors from the Broncos and tries from debutant Tom Amone, Elliot Minchella, Joe Burgess, Oliver Gildart and Peta Hiku opened up a 30-4 lead, with Gehamat Shibasaki conjuring the only reply.
From BBC
Doug Peta, a strategist with BCA Research, estimates that a 10% stock return, including dividends, taxed at the highest marginal rate, boosts spending capacity as much as an 18% rise in income.
But profit margins aren’t going back to 1950s or 1960s levels “any more than the three-martini lunch or unionization will come back to life,” Peta wrote in a report.
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