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One sextillionth (10^-21): zeptosecond.

[From alteration of Latin septem, seven (from its representing the seventh power of a thousandth); see septet.]

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The prefix zepto- refers to an amount represented by [10.sup.-21], or a billionth of a trillionth.

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