Prefixes Used in the SI System
One of the best things about using a metric system of units,
like SI, is its decimal base.
The prefix indicates the multiple of 10 of the base unit
Examples:
Unit Prefix |
Multiple |
|
| tera | (T) |
1012 |
| giga | (G) |
109 |
| mega | (M) |
106 |
| kilo | (k) |
103 |
| hecto | (h) |
102 |
| deka | (da) |
101 |
| deci | (d) |
10-1 |
| centi | (c) |
10-2 |
| milli | (m) |
10-3 |
| micro | (μ) |
10-6 |
| nano | (n) |
10-9 |
| pico | (p) |
10-12 |
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