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| == Radestrian == | | == Radestrian == |
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| === Etymology === | | === Alternative forms === |
| {{coined|rad}} in the 1960s to resolve the dilemma of the extant prefix {{m|rad|lenire·|t=kilo-}} already having the symbol {{m|rad|l}}. While ''L'' was not used as a symbol, the ''giga-'' and ''nano-'' pair were given the same letters in their respective case for consistency, via an additional stroke to the base letter, i.e. ''Ł'' and ''ł''. These developed in written form to ''X'' and ''x'', ultimately favoured for their disposition in the Radestrian alphabet and, also relevantly, keyboard layout. This development is comparable to the simultaneously coined symbols for {{m|rad|aenire·|t=tera-}} and {{m|rad|aenirje·|t=pico-}}, {{m|rad|Y}} and {{m|rad|y}}, which developed from an original ''Ⱥ'' and ''ⱥ''. See {{m|rad|Y}} for the full development.
| | * <span class="IPA nolarge">{{l|rad|Z̦|}}</span> |
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| An identical approach was taken for the recently coined symbol for {{m|rad|lienire·|t=zetta-}} and {{m|rad|lienirje·|t=zepto-}}, resulting in {{m|rad|Ł}} and {{m|rad|ł}}, respectively, which have since been standardised. Therefore, as a symbol, {{m|rad|X}} is a {{doublet|rad|Ł|nocap=1}}.
| | === Pronunciation === |
| | {{rad-pr|no auto|<ax> (letter name)}} |
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| === Symbol === | | === Letter === |
| {{head|rad|symbol}} | | {{head|rad|letter}} |
| # {{form of|rad|lirenire·|abbreviation|t=giga-|pos={{SI}} prefix}}; {{eng|G}}
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| #: {{ex|rad|*X*R (*lirenire·*rvía)|*G*B (*giga*byte)}}
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| ==== Related terms ==== | | # The thirty-first and last letter of the Radestrian alphabet, called {{m|rad|ax}}. |
| {{columns|rad
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| |Ł<t:zetta->
| | ==== Usage notes ==== |
| |ł<t:zepto->
| | * Officially, the letter is <span class="IPA nolarge">'''Z̦'''</span>, though {{here}} is used as a stand-in due to the former not being a precomposed character. |
| |x<t:nano->
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