Attoparsec

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attoparsec
Usage: n.

See Also: micro-


attoparsec: n.

About an inch. atto- is the standard SI prefix for multiplication by 10^-18. A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-years; an attoparsec is thus 3.26 × 10^-18 light years, or about 3.1 cm (thus, 1 attoparsec/microfortnight equals about 1 inch/sec). This unit is reported to be in use (though probably not very seriously) among hackers in the U.K. See micro-.

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Source: attoparsec, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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