Talk:Unit prefix

quecca and ronna

Proposed new ones for 10^27, 10^30. "If approved, the new terms could be formally introduced in 2022. They would be the first prefixes added since 1991." Tom Ruen (talk) 18:42, 15 February 2019 (UTC)

They have now been confirmed: https://phys.org/news/2022-11-earth-ronnagrams-metric-prefixes-voted.html

> Joining the ranks of well-known prefixes like kilo and milli are ronna and quetta for the largest numbers—and ronto and quecto for the smallest. wjdp 23:17, 21 November 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pimms1 (talk • contribs)

x, w, v prefixes

Although these old speculations are now about to be overtaken, the x and v prefixes did make it into Greg Egan's Schild's Ladder with its "vendeks" and "xennobes". Shame about the w, though. :) Double sharp (talk) 20:22, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

"Una (prefix)" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Una (prefix) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 March 11 § Una (prefix) until a consensus is reached. Shhhnotsoloud (talk) 15:27, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

he prefix, which has since appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Daily Telegraph, Wired and some other scientific magazines

I didn't know the Daily Telegraph was a scientific magazine. I am not sure what is measnt by that sentence, likely just a wording problem= ~2025-42883-05 (talk) 07:40, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

Big number prefixes

small ones K M B T Qa Qi Sx Sp Oc No De Vt Tg Ce Mi Mc ~2026-38734-76 (talk) 06:50, 8 July 2026 (UTC)