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hecto-(hect-) From the Greek hekaton, meaning ‘hundred’, a prefix (symbol h) used with SI units to denote the unit × 102.
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pico- , pico- The Spanish pico, meaning ‘beak’ or ‘peak’ (i.e. a point), used as a prefix (symbol p) with SI units to denote the unit ×10−12.
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