The SI unit prefixes are given in the table below.
prefix | symbol | factor |
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yocto |
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zepto |
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atto |
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femto |
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pico |
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nano |
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micro |
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milli |
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centi |
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deci |
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deka |
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hecto |
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kilo |
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mega |
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giga |
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tera |
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peta |
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exa |
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zetta |
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yotta |
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Here is an example of using the SI unit prefixes: A centimeter is 1 meter *
or in scientific notation,
meters.
Reference: National Institute of Standards and Technology, http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/
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