Definition of

Exa-

A prefix meaning one quintillion (1,000,000,000,000,000,000 or 1018)

The same as multiplying by 1018

Example: our Milky Way Galaxy is about an exameter wide

Symbol is E

Example: 12 Em = 12 exameters = 12 quintillion meters (12,000,000,000,000,000,000 m)

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