In the New Testament and other Greek texts from antiquity, the talent was also a unit of weight and currency.
The Greek talent was typically lighter than the Hebrew talent, with a common weight of about 57 pounds (26 kilograms) or less.
In the parable of the talents in the New Testament (Matthew 25:14-30), talents were used as a representation of value and investment.
A femtogram (fg) is a metric unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI). It represents one quadrillionth of a gram or 10^-15 grams. The metric system is a decimal-based system of measurement used worldwide, and it is particularly useful for expressing extremely small quantities of mass.
To provide context for the size of a femtogram:
Femtograms are primarily used in advanced scientific and technical fields, particularly in situations where measuring the tiniest quantities of substances or particles is critical. Some common applications of femtograms include: