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SI prefixes
Description
There are 20 SI prefixes defined to represent multiples and submiltiples of SI units.
Reference: BIPM SI prefixes
| Factor | Name | Symbol | Multiplying factor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1024 | yotta | Y | 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 |
| 1021 | zetta | Z | 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 |
| 1018 | exa | E | 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 |
| 1015 | peta | P | 1 000 000 000 000 000 |
| 1012 | tera | T | 1 000 000 000 000 |
| 109 | giga | G | 1 000 000 000 |
| 106 | mega | M | 1 000 000 |
| 103 | kilo | k | 1 000 |
| 102 | hecto | h | 100 |
| 101 | deca | da | 10 |
| 10-1 | deci | d | 0.1 |
| 10-2 | centi | c | 0.01 |
| 10-3 | milli | m | 0.001 |
| 10-6 | micro | µ | 0.000 001 |
| 10-9 | nano | n | 0.000 000 001 |
| 10-12 | pico | p | 0.000 000 000 001 |
| 10-15 | femto | f | 0.000 000 000 000 001 |
| 10-18 | atto | a | 0.000 000 000 000 000 001 |
| 10-21 | zepto | z | 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 001 |
| 10-24 | yocto | y | 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 |
MitoPedia concepts:
Ergodynamics
MitoPedia topics:
BEC
