SI unit prefixesSiUnitPrefixes2004-11-18 23:39:592007-07-01 09:13:45DefinitionChanges for correction #32 ('type of entry, more prose, consistency, external linking').\usepackage{amsmath}
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yocto & y & $10^{-24}$ \\
zepto & z & $10^{-21}$ \\
atto & a & $10^{-18}$ \\
femto & f & $10^{-15}$ \\
pico & p & $10^{-12}$ \\
nano & n & $10^{-9}$ \\
micro & $\mu$ & $10^{-6}$ \\
milli & m & $10^{-3}$ \\
centi & c & $10^{-2}$ \\
deci & d & $10^{-1}$ \\
deka & da & $10^{1}$ \\
hecto & h & $10^{2}$ \\
kilo & k & $10^{3}$ \\
mega & M & $10^{6}$ \\
giga & G & $10^{9}$ \\
tera & T & $10^{12}$ \\
peta & P & $10^{15}$ \\
exa & E & $10^{18}$ \\
zetta & Z & $10^{21}$ \\
yotta & Y & $10^{24}$ \\ [1ex]
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Here are some examples of using the SI unit prefixes. A centimeter is 1 meter * $10^{-2}$ or in scientific notation, $1\times10^{-2}$ meters.
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\noindent Reference: National Institute of Standards and Technology,
http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/