The world generates so much data that new unit measurements were created to keep up

The world generates so much data that new unit measurements were created to keep upComputer monitors show financial data. More data being created and stored necessitates the use of new unit measurements.

The mass of the Earth can now be measured as 6 ronnagrams rather than 6,000 yottagrams. An electron’s mass can now be said to be about 1 rontogram rather than 0.001 yoctograms.

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