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Nano is a prefix meaning one billionth, commonly used in science and electronics to describe extremely small measurements of time and distance. It matters because it allows scientists and engineers to work with and communicate about measurements at tiny scales—such as nanotechnology and computer chip components—using a simple, standardized notation.
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- numeric value
- 0.000000001
- unit symbol
- n
- time of discovery or invention
- 1960-00-00
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Commons category
- Nano
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C54713
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