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petabit |
Noun
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a unit of information equal to 1000 terabits or 10^15 bits |
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pebibit |
Noun
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a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibits or 2^50 bits |
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prime quantity |
Noun
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a number that has no factor but itself and 1 |
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prime factor |
Noun
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the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity |
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prime number |
Noun
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an integer that has no integral factors but itself and 1 |
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par |
Noun
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the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course |
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par |
Noun
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a state of being essentially equal or equivalent |
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par |
Verb
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make a score (on a hole) equal to par |
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parsec |
Noun
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a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc |
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picometer |
Noun
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a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter |
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picometre |
Noun
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a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter |
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potential unit |
Noun
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a measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a given point in a circuit relative to a reference point (ground) |
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power unit |
Noun
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a measure of electric power |
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picofarad |
Noun
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a unit of capacitance equal to one trillionth of a farad |
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poundal |
Noun
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a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound |
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pdl |
Noun
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a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound |
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pennyworth |
Noun
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the amount that can be bought for a penny |
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penn'orth |
Noun
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the amount that can be bought for a penny |
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pul |
Noun
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100 puls equal 1 afghani in Afghanistan |
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phot |
Noun
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a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter |
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pesewa |
Noun
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100 pesewas equal 1 cedi in Ghana |
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picovolt |
Noun
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a unit of potential equal to one trillionth of a volt |
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pound sterling |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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piaster |
Noun
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100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey |
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piaster |
Noun
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a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria |
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piastre |
Noun
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100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey |
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piastre |
Noun
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a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria |
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pfennig |
Noun
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100 pfennigs formerly equaled 1 Deutsche Mark in Germany |
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penni |
Noun
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100 pennia formerly equaled 1 markka in Finland |
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pa'anga |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Tonga |
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pataca |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Macao |
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peseta |
Noun
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formerly the basic unit of money in Spain |
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peso |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Chile |
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peso |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Colombia |
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peso |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Cuba |
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peso |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic |
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peso |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau |
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peso |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Mexico |
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peso |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in the Philippines |
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peso |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Uruguay |
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pya |
Noun
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100 pyas equal 1 kyat in Myanmar |
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paisa |
Noun
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a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan |
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pengo |
Noun
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formerly the basic unit of money in Hungary until it was replaced by the forint in 1946 |
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pula |
Noun
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the basic unit of money in Botswana |
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picul |
Noun
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a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia |
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pood |
Noun
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a Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds |
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pure imaginary number |
Noun
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an imaginary number of the form a+bi where a is 0 |
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pennyweight |
Noun
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a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains |
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pascal |
Noun
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a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter |
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pounds per square inch |
Noun
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a unit of pressure |