yoctometre

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An SI unit of length equal to one septillionth of a metre.

One septillionth of a metre (10^-24 m). It is a unit of length far smaller than the radius of a proton. It is used in theoretical particle physics and string theory to describe fundamental spatial dimensions and interaction limits.

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The theoretical limits of this interaction occur at distances of less than a yoctometre.