tera-

tera-

Symbol: T. A prefix to a unit, indicating a multiple of 10¹² of that unit. For example, one terajoule is 10¹² joules.

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tera-

[′ter·ə]

(mathematics)

A prefix representing 10¹², which is equivalent to 1,000,000,000,000 or a million million. Abbreviated T.

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