Prefix

Prefix is an affix which is placed before a word. In this article, prefixes associated with numbers are shown.

Googological prefixes

Here are some googological prefixes.

• gar-
• fz-
• fuga-
• megafuga-
• booga-
• trooga-
• googo-
• googolple-

SI prefixes

Prefix to be used with an SI unit is shown at SI prefix.

Non-SI prefixes

Although SI prefix is determined by CGPM, some people make "extention" of SI prefix, as listed here. As they are not determined by CGPM, they are actually non-SI prefixes. For a standard SI prefix, refer to SI prefix.

Andre Joyce's extension

Andre Joyce fabricated an extension to the system, noting that zetta and yotta seem related to sette (Italian "seven") and otto (Italian "eight.") Following the reverse-alphabet pattern, we have xova- \(= 10^{27}\), x + nove, and weica- \(= 10^{30}\), w + dieci. (The last letter has been changed to a to keep the pattern.) The pattern for the corresponding negative exponents, like deci-, centi-, and milli-, all end in -i.

From here, only the first syllable of the Italian number is used. We have:

• vunda- = \(10^{33}\), v + und(ici), vundi- = \(10^{-33}\)
• uda- = \(10^{36}\), u + (do)d(ici), udi- = \(10^{-36}\)
• treda- = \(10^{39}\), t + tred(ici), tredi- = \(10^{-39}\)
• satta- = \(10^{42}\), s + (qu)att(ordici), satti- = \(10^{-42}\)
• rinda- = \(10^{45}\), r + (qu)ind(ici), rindi- = \(10^{-45}\)
• qeda- = \(10^{48}\), q + (s)ed(ici), qedi- = \(10^{-48}\)
• pica- = \(10^{51}\), p + (d)ic(iasette), pici- = \(10^{-51}\)
• oca- = \(10^{54}\), o + (di)c(iotto), oci- = \(10^{-54}\)
• nica- = \(10^{57}\), n + (di)c(iannove), nici- = \(10^{-57}\)
• menta- = \(10^{60}\), m + (v)ent(i), menti- = \(10^{-60}\)

The system continues to zotta- = \(10^{255}\) and zotti- = \(10^{-255}\).

Jim Blowers' extension

Initially Jim Blowers, like Andre Joyce, followed reverse-alphabet pattern and extends his system up to vigintillion:

• xona- = 10²⁷
• weka- = 10³⁰
• vunda- = 10³³
• uda- = 10³⁶
• treda- = 10³⁹
• sorta- = 10⁴²
• rinta- = 10⁴⁵
• quexa- = 10⁴⁸
• pepta- = 10⁵¹
• ocha- = 10⁵⁴
• nena- = 10⁵⁷
• minga- = 10⁶⁰
• luma- = 10⁶³

However, recently he changed this system and proposed his own system of prefixes up to 10^3,000. Here is a list of his prefixes:

• nina- = 10²⁷
• tena- = 10³⁰
• tenakilo- = 10³³
• tenamega- = 10³⁶
• tenagiga- = 10³⁹
• tenatera- = 10⁴²
• tenapeta- = 10⁴⁵
• tenaexa- = 10⁴⁸
• tenazetta- = 10⁵¹
• tenayotta- = 10⁵⁴
• tenanina- = 10⁵⁷
• bitena- = 10⁶⁰
• bitenakilo- = 10⁶³
• quadtena- = 10¹²⁰
• huna- = 10³⁰⁰
• tousa- = 10^3,000

Hella-extension

Austin Sendek, a University of California student, started a (somewhat jocular) Facebook petition to make "hella-" the official SI prefix for 10²⁷. "Hella" is a slang term originating out of Northern California, meaning "a lot of" or "very". The term has not become official, but both Google and Wolfram|Alpha have adopted it into their calculator systems.

Other extensions

There are many other extensions to the SI prefixes, which are listed on the wiki's articles on extended SI prefixes - for example, see the article Prefix 10²⁷.

See also

Googological affixes

Suffixes: -teen · -ty · -plex · -illion · -yllion · -sy · -exian · -eciam · -long · -chime · -toll · -gong · -bong · -throng · -illiob
Prefixes: gar- · fz- · fuga- · megafuga- · booga- · trooga- · googo- · googolple-
SI prefixes: deca- · hecto- · kilo- · mega- · giga- · tera- · peta- · exa- · zetta- · yotta- · ronna- · quetta-
Non-SI prefixes: 1.001 · 1.01 · 1.1 · 1.5 · 2 · 3 · 666 · 10⁴ · 10⁵ · 10⁷ · 10⁸ · 10¹⁰ · 10¹¹ · 10¹³ · 10¹⁴ · 10¹⁶ · 10¹⁷ · 10¹⁹ · 10²⁰ · 10²² · 10²³ · 10²⁵ · 10²⁷ · 10²⁸ · 10²⁹ · 10³⁰ · 10³¹ · 10³² · 10³³ · 10³⁴ · 10³⁵ · 10³⁶ · 10³⁹ · 10⁴² · 10⁴⁵ · 10⁴⁸ · 10⁵¹ · 10⁵⁴ · 10⁵⁷ · 10⁶⁰ · 10⁶³ · 10⁶⁶ · 10⁶⁹ · 10⁷² · 10⁷⁵ · 10⁹⁰ · 10¹⁰⁰ · 10¹²⁰ · 10¹⁵⁰ · 10¹⁸⁰ · 10²¹⁰ · 10²⁴⁰ · 10²⁷⁰ · 10³⁰⁰ · 10⁶⁰⁰ · 10⁹⁰⁰ · 10¹²⁰⁰ · 10¹⁵⁰⁰ · 10¹⁸⁰⁰ · 10²¹⁰⁰ · 10²⁴⁰⁰ · 10²⁷⁰⁰ · 10³⁰⁰⁰ and higher · 10^4*10100