Metric Prefixes
|
Prefix |
Symbol |
Decimal |
Exponential |
|
exa- |
E |
1000000000000000000 |
1018 |
|
peta- |
P |
1000000000000000 |
1015 |
|
tera- |
T |
1000000000000 |
1012 |
|
giga |
G |
1000000000 |
109 |
|
mega |
M |
1000000 |
106 |
|
kilo- |
k |
1000 |
103 |
|
hecto- |
h |
100 |
102 |
|
deka |
da |
10 |
101 |
|
- |
1 |
1 |
|
|
deci |
d |
0.1 |
10-1 |
|
centi- |
c |
0.01 |
10-2 |
|
milli- |
m |
0.001 |
10-3 |
|
micro- |
µ |
0.000001 |
10-6 |
|
nano- |
n |
0.000000001 |
10-9 |
|
pico- |
p |
0.000000000001 |
10-12 |
|
femto- |
f |
0.000000000000001 |
10-15 |
|
atto- |
a |
0.000000000000000001 |
10-18 |