Metric Prefixes
Names of the multiples of Metric units are formed by adding a prefix to "liter", "gram", "meter","watt","byte",or any other unit. Abbreviations are listed for each prefix below.
| Prefix sym power number name |
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E exa- 1018 1,000,000,000, 000,000,000 one quintillion |
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P peta- 1015 1,000,000,000, 000,000 one quadrillion |
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T tera- 1012 1,000,000,000, 000 one trillion |
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G giga- 109 1,000,000,000 one billion |
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M mega- 106 1,000,000 one million |
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K kilo- 103 1,000 one thousand |
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H hecto- 102 100 one hundred |
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Da deka- 101 10 ten |
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unit of measure: "liter", "gram", "meter","watt","byte 1 |
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d deci- 10 -1 .1 one tenth |
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c centi- 10 -2 .01 one hundredth |
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m milli- 10 -3 .001 one thousandth |
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m micro- 10 -6 .000001 one millionth |
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n nano- 10 -9 .000000001 one billionth |
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p pico- 10 -12 .000000000001 one trillionth |
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f femto- 10 -15 .000000000000001 one quadrillionth |
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a atto- 10 -18 .000000000000000001 one quintillionth |