:pico-: [SI: a quantifier
meaning * 10^-12]
pref. Smaller than {nano-}; used in the same rather loose
connotative way as {nano-} and {micro-}. This usage is not yet
common in the way {nano-} and {micro-} are, but should be
instantly recognizable to any hacker. See also {{quantifiers}},
{micro-}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
meaning * 10^-12]
pref. Smaller than {nano-}; used in the same rather loose
connotative way as {nano-} and {micro-}. This usage is not yet
common in the way {nano-} and {micro-} are, but should be
instantly recognizable to any hacker. See also {{quantifiers}},
{micro-}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- pico- pref.
[SI: a quantifier
meaning * 10^-12]
Smaller than nano
used in the same rather loose connotative way as... - nano-: [SI: the next quantifier below {micro-}; meaning
10^(-9)] pref. Smaller than {micro-}, and used in the... - nano- pref.
[SI: the next quantifier below micro
meaning * 10^(-9)] Smaller than micro-, and used in... - 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... - micro- pref.
1. Very small; this is the root of its use as
a quantifier prefix
2. A quantifier prefix, calling for multiplication... - nanofortnight: [Adelaide University] n. 1 fortnight
10^-9, or about 1.2 msec. This unit was used largely... - nano: /nan'oh/ [CMU: from `nanosecond'] n. A brief period of
time
Be with you in a nano" means you really will be free... - crayola: /kray-oh'l*/ n. A super-mini or -micro computer that
provides some reasonable percentage of supercomputer performance
for an unreasonably low price
Might also be a {killer micro}. -- The AI Hackers...
