orders.7: Sync with NetBSD after CGPM

Extend orders(7) with prefixes from Resolution 3 of
the 27th meeting of CGPM.

Obtained from:	NetBSD
MFC ater:	1 week
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Gordon Bergling 2022-11-20 19:24:57 +01:00
parent 8214b9d65a
commit e0b7defdee

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.\" .\"
.\" $FreeBSD$ .\" $FreeBSD$
.\" .\"
.Dd August 6, 2011 .Dd November 20, 2022
.Dt ORDERS 7 .Dt ORDERS 7
.Os .Os
.Sh NAME .Sh NAME
@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ The following table lists common multiples of bytes.
.It Exabyte Ta EB Ta 2^60 Ta 10^18 .It Exabyte Ta EB Ta 2^60 Ta 10^18
.It Zettabyte Ta ZB Ta 2^70 Ta 10^21 .It Zettabyte Ta ZB Ta 2^70 Ta 10^21
.It Yottabyte Ta YB Ta 2^80 Ta 10^24 .It Yottabyte Ta YB Ta 2^80 Ta 10^24
.El .It Ronnabyte Ta RB Ta 2^90 Ta 10^27
.It Quettabyte Ta QB Ta 2^100 Ta 10^30.
El
.Pp .Pp
The following table lists common bit rates as a power of ten. The following table lists common bit rates as a power of ten.
.Bl -column -offset 2n \ .Bl -column -offset 2n \
@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ The following table lists common orders of magnitude as a power of ten.
.Bl -column -offset 2n \ .Bl -column -offset 2n \
"Septillionth" "Order" "Prefix" "Symbol" "Decimal" "Septillionth" "Order" "Prefix" "Symbol" "Decimal"
.It Sy Name Ta Sy Order Ta Sy Prefix Ta Sy Symbol Ta Sy Decimal .It Sy Name Ta Sy Order Ta Sy Prefix Ta Sy Symbol Ta Sy Decimal
.It Nonillionth Ta 10^-30 Ta quecto Ta q Ta 0.000000000000000000000000000001
.It Octillionth Ta 10^-27 Ta ronto Ta r Ta 0.000000000000000000000000001
.It Septillionth Ta 10^-24 Ta yocto Ta y Ta 0.000000000000000000000001 .It Septillionth Ta 10^-24 Ta yocto Ta y Ta 0.000000000000000000000001
.It Sextillionth Ta 10^-21 Ta zepto Ta z Ta 0.000000000000000000001 .It Sextillionth Ta 10^-21 Ta zepto Ta z Ta 0.000000000000000000001
.It Quintillionth Ta 10^-18 Ta atto Ta a Ta 0.000000000000000001 .It Quintillionth Ta 10^-18 Ta atto Ta a Ta 0.000000000000000001
@ -91,6 +95,8 @@ The following table lists common orders of magnitude as a power of ten.
.It Quintillion Ta 10^18 Ta exa Ta E Ta 1000000000000000000 .It Quintillion Ta 10^18 Ta exa Ta E Ta 1000000000000000000
.It Sextillion Ta 10^21 Ta zetta Ta Z Ta 1000000000000000000000 .It Sextillion Ta 10^21 Ta zetta Ta Z Ta 1000000000000000000000
.It Septillion Ta 10^24 Ta yotta Ta Y Ta 1000000000000000000000000 .It Septillion Ta 10^24 Ta yotta Ta Y Ta 1000000000000000000000000
.It Octillion Ta 10^27 Ta ronna Ta R Ta 1000000000000000000000000000
.It Nonillion Ta 10^30 Ta quetta Ta Q Ta 1000000000000000000000000000000
.El .El
.Sh SEE ALSO .Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr units 1 , .Xr units 1 ,