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Atto-
Atto
is
a unit
prefix in the
metric system
denoting a
factor of 10
−18
or.
The unit
multiple
was
adopted
at
the 12th
General Conference on Weights and Measures
in
Resolution
8. It is
derived
from the
Danish
word
atten, meaning "eighteen".
Examples
of its use:
Weight
of the
HIV-1
virus
is about or, which can be written as 1
fg
or
1000
ag
.
More examples available
.