People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
PETA
peta-peta-
one quadrillion; the factor 10
Origin of peta-
from uncertain or unknown; perhaps penta-, because the number is 1,000 to the fifth power; perhaps also by analogy with tera-, as if it were derived from tetra-Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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peta-
prefix
- One quadrillion (1015): petahertz.
- 1,125,899,906,842,624 (250): petabyte.
Origin of peta-
Alteration of penta- ( from its representing the fifth power of a thousand )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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- A prefix that means:
- One quadrillion (1015), as in petahertz, one quadrillion hertz.
- 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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Acronym
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
- People Eating Tasty Animals
Proper noun
- A female given name.
Usage notes
- Mainly used in the U.K. and Australia.
Origin
A rare feminine form of Peter.
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peta - Computer Definition
Quadrillion (10 to the 15th power). See space/time, petabyte and petabit.
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