:nano-: [SI: the next quantifier below {micro-}; meaning *
10^(-9)] pref. Smaller than {micro-}, and used in the same rather
loose and connotative way. Thus, one has {{nanotechnology}}
(coined by hacker K. Eric Drexler) by analogy with
`microtechnology'; and a few machine architectures have a
`nanocode' level below `microcode'. Tom Duff at Bell Labs has
also pointed out that "Pi seconds is a nanocentury".
See also {{quantifiers}}, {pico-}, {nanoacre}, {nanobot},
{nanocomputer}, {nanofortnight}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
10^(-9)] pref. Smaller than {micro-}, and used in the same rather
loose and connotative way. Thus, one has {{nanotechnology}}
(coined by hacker K. Eric Drexler) by analogy with
`microtechnology'; and a few machine architectures have a
`nanocode' level below `microcode'. Tom Duff at Bell Labs has
also pointed out that "Pi seconds is a nanocentury".
See also {{quantifiers}}, {pico-}, {nanoacre}, {nanobot},
{nanocomputer}, {nanofortnight}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- nano- pref.
[SI: the next quantifier below micro-
meaning * 10^(-9)] Smaller than micro-, and used in... - pico-: [SI: a quantifier
meaning * 10^-12]
pref.
Smaller than {nano-}; used in the same rather loose... - pico- pref.
[SI: a quantifier
meaning * 10^-12]
Smaller than nano-
used in the same rather loose connotative way as... - micro-: pref. 1. Very small; this is the root of its use as a
quantifier prefix.
2. A quantifier prefix, calling for multiplication... - quantifiers
In techspeak and jargon, the standard metric
prefixes used in the SI (Système International) conventions for
scientific measurement have dual uses.
With units of time or things that come in powers... - micro- pref.
1. Very small; this is the root of its use as
a quantifier prefix.
2. A quantifier prefix, calling for multiplication... - PI seconds is a nanocentury.
--
Tom Duff, Bell... - nanotechnology:: /nan'-oh-tek-no`l*-jee/ n. A hypothetical
fabrication technology in which objects are designed and built with
the individual specification and placement of each separate atom.
The first unequivocal nanofabrication experiments took... - nanofortnight: [Adelaide University] n. 1 fortnight * 10^-9,
or about 1.2 msec. This unit was used largely by students...
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