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A List of the Metric Prefixes
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Multiplier |
| Prefix |
Symbol |
Numerical |
Exponential |
| yotta |
Y |
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
1024 |
| zetta |
Z |
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
1021 |
| exa |
E |
1,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
1018 |
| peta |
P |
1,000,000,000,000,000 |
1015 |
| tera |
T |
1,000,000,000,000 |
1012 |
| giga |
G |
1,000,000,000 |
109 |
| mega |
M |
1,000,000 |
106 |
| kilo |
k |
1,000 |
103 |
| hecto |
h |
100 |
102 |
| deca |
da |
10 |
101 |
| no prefix means: |
1 |
100 |
| deci |
d |
0.1 |
10¯1 |
| centi |
c |
0.01 |
10¯2 |
| milli |
m |
0.001 |
10¯3 |
| micro |
m |
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 |
| zepto |
z |
0.000000000000000000001 |
10¯21 |
| yocto |
y |
0.000000000000000000000001 |
10¯24 | |
