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Assarion (Biblical Roman) (assarion)
The assarion, worth 1/16 of a denarius and weighing roughly 0.25 grams, was one of the smallest Roman coins. It appears in biblical writings to illustrate humility or trivial monetary values ("Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion?"), giving cultural insight into economic metaphors of the time. As a weight, the assarion shows how finely Roman society subdivided monetary units for everyday commerce.
Attogram (ag)
An attogram is 10⁻¹⁸ grams, an incredibly small mass used only in advanced scientific settings. At this scale, we are dealing with masses comparable to large molecules, viruses, or clusters of atoms. Modern techniques such as atomic force microscopy, mass spectrometry, and nanoscale resonators allow detection of attogram-level changes. Researchers studying chemical reactions, nanotechnology, and molecular biology may use attograms when describing ultra-fine mass differences. The attogram is an example of scientific progress: a unit unnecessary in the past, but now essential for understanding the smallest measurable interactions in nature.