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No. 10,025 in German

peta

In German, "Peta" refers to the SI prefix "peta-", meaning a factor of 10¹⁵.

In a sentence

  • Die Petabyte-Datenmenge ist sehr groß.

    The petabyte of data is very large.

    'Peta' is used here as a prefix indicating an order of magnitude, specifically 10^15, associated with bytes.

  • Die Organisation PETA setzt sich für den Tierschutz ein.

    The organization PETA advocates for animal protection.

    'PETA' is used as an acronym standing for 'People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals', referencing the animal rights group.

  • Er nannte seine Katze 'Peta'.

    He named his cat 'Peta'.

    'Peta' is used as a proper noun, serving as a unique name chosen for a pet.

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