yotta-

1. a combining form used in the names of units of measure equal to one septillion (1024 ) of a given base unit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of yotta-¹

Possibly an alteration of Greek iôta, ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (representing y )

Example Sentences

Other banks or fintech companies that San Francisco-based Synapse partnered with included Tennessee-based Lineage Bank, as well as savings rewards company Yotta, a company that gives prizes to customers who save money.

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Reddit message boards for Evolve, Synapse and Yotta were full of customers complaining about being unable to access their funds.

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But Mr. Ford’s equity will have value only if Yotta becomes a successful public company.

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Mr. Ford admitted that he didn’t often think about retirement and that most of the people he interviews for jobs at Yotta didn’t either.

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He also wanted to continue the reverse alphabetical trend set by zetta and yotta, but needed to avoid letters such as X, W, and V that could be confused with other terms.

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When To Use

What does yotta- mean?

Yotta- is a combining form used like a prefix denoting “one septillion (1024)” of a unit of measure. It is very occasionally used in technical terms, particularly in computer science.Yotta- may come from Greek iôta, the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. To learn more, check out our entry to iota. However, it may also be an alteration of the form octa-, meaning "eight," which is a reference to how yotta- is equivalent to 10008; compare with yocto-, meaning “one septillionth,” by reading our Words That Use article on that form.