Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
zetta
noun
/ˈzɛtə/
Definition
A metric prefix in the International System of Units (SI) that denotes a factor of 10²¹ (1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000).
Examples
- A zettabyte (ZB) is equal to 1,024 exabytes, a massive unit of digital information storage.
- The telescope collected zettaquads of data from the distant galaxy.
Meaning
Zetta is used to express very large quantities, particularly in fields like computing and telecommunications, where it signifies a trillion trillion or a sextillion in the short scale.
Synonyms
- None, as zetta is a specific SI metric prefix.
