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Anofortnight N. [Adelaide University] 1 Fortnight * 10^(-9), Or About 1.
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nanofortnight n.
[Adelaide University] 1 fortnight
* 10^(-9), or about 1.2 msec. This unit was used
largely by students doing undergraduate practicals. See
microfortnight, attoparsec, and mi
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anofortnight: [Adelaide University] n. 1 fortnight * 10^-9, or about 1.
2 msec. This unit was used largely by students doing undergraduate practicals....
attoparsec n. About an inch. `atto-' is the standard SI prefix for multiplication by 10^(-18).
A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-yea...
attoparsec: n. About an inch. `atto-' is the standard SI prefix for multiplication by 10^(-18).
A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-yea...
fish n. [Adelaide University, Australia] 1. Another metasyntactic variable.
See foo. Derived originall from the Monty Python skit in the middle of "The Meaning of Life" entitled "Find the Fish"....
fish: [Adelaide University, Australia] n. 1. Another {metasyntactic variable}.
See {foo}. Derived originally from the Monty Python skit in the middle of "The Meaning of Life" entitled "Find the Fish"....
micro- pref. 1. Very small; this is the root of its use as a quantifier prefix.
2. A quantifier prefix, calling for multiplication by 10^(-6) (see quantifiers)....
micro-: pref. 1. Very small; this is the root of its use as a quantifier prefix.
2. A quantifier prefix, calling for multiplication by 10^(-6) (see {{quantifiers}})....
microfortnight: n. 1/1000000 of the fundamental unit of time in the Furlong/Firkin/Fortnight system of measureme
1.2096 sec. (A furlong is 1/8th of a mile; a firkin is 1/4th of a barrel...
microfortnight n. 1/1000000 of the fundamental unit of time in the Furlong/Firkin/Fortnight system of measureme
1.2096 sec. (A furlong is 1/8th of a mile; a firkin is 1/4th of a barrel...