exa-

American  

1. a combining form used in the names of units of measure equal to one quintillion (1018 ) of a given base unit.

   exabyte.

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exa- British  

prefix

1.  E.  denoting 10 ¹⁸

   exametres

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Etymology

Origin of exa-

Probably ≪ Greek exō- outside, out of

Example Sentences

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From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

Hackish evil and rude is close to the mainstream sense of `evil'. :exa-: /ek's*/ /pref./

From The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Raymond, Eric S.

The binary peta- and exa- loadings, though well established, are not in jargon use either — yet.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Raymond, Eric S.

The binary peta- and exa- loadings, though well established, are not in jargon use either -- yet.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

The binary peta- and exa- loadings, though well established, are not in jargon use either —- yet.

From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Raymond, Eric S.