femto- [FEM toh]

(Danish and Norwegian: fifteen; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)

It is used in the metric [decimal] system as quadrillionth [U.S.] and thousand-billionth part [U.K.], 10-15 [0.000 000 000 000 001]. The metric symbol for femto- is f.


Related "metric" families: yotta; zetta; exa; peta; tera; giga; mega; kilo; hecto; deka; deci; centi; milli; micro; nano; pico; atto; zepto; yocto.