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- noun metrology Symbol for the
picohertz , anSI unit offrequency equal to 10−12hertz .
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Given the apparent primary frequency interest of “Climate Science” 3 picoHertz to 0.2 pHz, I’d say the reason for the low ocean bottom water temperature is “initial conditions”.
pwbriggs commented on the word pHz
The formatting of the definition loaded from Wiktionary is broken; the -12 should be a superscript indicating ten to the power of negative twelve hertz.
March 31, 2026