Peta meaning

One quadrillion (1015 ).

Petahertz.

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1,125,899,906,842,624 (250 ).

Petabyte.

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
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One quadrillion; the factor 1015
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One quadrillion (1015 ), as in petahertz, one quadrillion hertz.
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250 (that is, 1,125,899,906,842,624), which is the power of two closest to a quadrillion, as in petabyte.
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Quadrillion (10 to the 15th power). See space/time, petabyte and petabit.
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People Eating Tasty Animals.
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A female given name.
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
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Origin of peta

  • < ? penta-, because the number is 1,000 to the fifth power; perhaps also by analogy with tera-, as if it were derived from tetra-
    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
  • Alteration of penta– (from its representing the fifth power of a thousand)
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • A rare feminine form of Peter.
    From Wiktionary

Peta Sentence Examples

  • Thus in the story of the good layman Citta, it is an aspiration expressed on the deathbed; 2 in the dialogue on the subject, it is a thought dwelt on during life, 3 in the numerous stories in the Peta and Vimana V atthus it is usually some isolated act, in the discussions in the Dhamma Sangani it is some mental disposition, which is the Karma (doing or action) in the one life determining the position of the individual in the next.

  • constellation of compassionate stars showed up to party with PETA at Stella's boutique in Mayfair, London.

  • Peta said, " Eighty-five percent of the fur industry's skins come from animals living captive on fur factory farms.

  • The action is the latest salvo in PETA's international campaign against the retail giant over its use of cruelly obtained Australian wool.

  • Note: If you pause the DVD at the right moment you can see tiny Elven PETA protestors on a hillside.

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