[extropy-chat] a nano question

[Amara Graps]

Hi Patricia,

The easiest way to remember is that nano is (greek) 10^{-9} meters

One billion is 10^9, so then 1/(10^{9}) = 10^{-9} = one billionTH

Hey, this is cute:
http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1365/?letter=N&spage=1

nano = dwarfish!

Amara
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Amara Graps, PhD      www.amara.com
INAF Istituto di Fisica dello Spazio Interplanetario (IFSI), Roma, ITALIA
Associate Research Scientist, Planetary Science Institute (PSI), Tucson