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Metric Prefix Table
|
Prefix
|
Symbol
|
Multiplier
|
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
|
|
|
1
|
100
|
|
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
|
|
zepto
|
z
|
0.000000000000000000001
|
10¯21
|
|
yocto
|
y
|
0.000000000000000000000001
|
10¯24
|
|
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