A.3 Metric Prefixes
Multiplication factor | Scientific Notation | Prefix | Symbol |
---|---|---|---|
1,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
1018 |
exa |
E |
1,000,000,000,000,000 |
1015 |
peta |
P |
1,000,000,000,000 |
1012 |
tera |
T |
1,000,000,000 |
109 |
giga |
G |
1,000,000 |
106 |
mega |
M |
1,000 |
103 |
kilo |
k |
100 |
102 |
hecto |
h |
10 |
101 |
deka |
da |
1 |
100 |
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0.1 |
10–1 |
deci |
d |
0.01 |
10–2 |
centi |
c |
0.001 |
10–3 |
milli |
m |
0.000001 |
10–6 |
micro |
μ |
0.000000001 |
10–9 |
nano |
n |
0.000000000001 |
10–12 |
pico |
p |
0.000000000000001 |
10–15 |
femto |
f |
0.000000000000000001 |
10–18 |
atto |
a |