"exa-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx, “six”), for the sixth order of 10³, analogous to tera-. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἕξ||six}} Ancient Greek ἕξ (héx, “six”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} exa-, {{en-prefix}} exa-
  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10¹⁸ (a short scale quintillion or long scale trillion). Symbol: E Tags: morpheme Derived forms: exbi- Translations (SI prefix): екса- (eksa-) (Bulgarian), 艾- (ngaai⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 艾- (ài-) (Chinese Mandarin), 艾可薩- /艾可萨- (àikěsà-) [Mainland-China] (Chinese Mandarin), exa- (Czech), exa- (Dutch), eksa- (Esperanto), eksa- (Finnish), exa- (French), exa- (Galician), εξα- (exa-) (Greek), exa- (Hungarian), eksa- (Indonesian), エクサ (ekusa) (Japanese), 엑사 (eksa-) (Korean), eksa- (Malay), eksa- (Polish), exa- (Portuguese), экза- (ekza-) (Russian), экса- (eksa-) (Russian), exa- (Spanish), เอกซะ- (èek-sà) (Thai), ê-xa (Vietnamese)
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