In the world of science, SI prefixes are sacrosanct. Well, unless you happen to be a computing scientist, in which case the choice of prefix—mega vs mebi—can be a little controversial. It turns out ...

IEEE 1541-2002 (adopted in 2005 and reaffirmed in 2008) defines that standard metric prefixes should not be used when referring to base 2 numbers, typical in computing. Metric uses base ten for ...

As ever more digital data is created and stored, the world needs more unit measurements to keep up with the ever-expanding numbers. To do so, the 27th General Conference on Weights and Measures on ...

Scientists have approved the introduction of four new prefixes that can be applied to units of measurement in the metric system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? In data science, informal prefixes were already starting to become common, leading to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Four new prefixes under the International System of Units (SI) define the most extreme measurements ...

Earth now weighs 6 Ronnagrams as new prefixes are added to the International Systems of Measurement. Paris: International scientists gathered in France on Friday to add new metric prefixes to express ...