SI unit prefixes
SiUnitPrefixes
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The SI unit prefixes are given in the table below.
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yocto & $\mathrm{y}$ & $10^{-24}$ \\
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zepto & $\mathrm{z}$ & $10^{-21}$ \\
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atto & $\mathrm{a}$ & $10^{-18}$ \\
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femto & $\mathrm{f}$ & $10^{-15}$ \\
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pico & $\mathrm{p}$ & $10^{-12}$ \\
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nano & $\mathrm{n}$ & $10^{-9}$ \\
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micro & $\mathrm{\mu}$ & $10^{-6}$ \\
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milli & $\mathrm{m}$ & $10^{-3}$ \\
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centi & $\mathrm{c}$ & $10^{-2}$ \\
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deci & $\mathrm{d}$ & $10^{-1}$ \\
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deka & $\mathrm{da}$ & $10^{1}$ \\
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hecto & $\mathrm{h}$ & $10^{2}$ \\
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kilo & $\mathrm{k}$ & $10^{3}$ \\
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mega & $\mathrm{M}$ & $10^{6}$ \\
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giga & $\mathrm{G}$ & $10^{9}$ \\
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tera & $\mathrm{T}$ & $10^{12}$ \\
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peta & $\mathrm{P}$ & $10^{15}$ \\
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exa & $\mathrm{E}$ & $10^{18}$ \\
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zetta & $\mathrm{Z}$ & $10^{21}$ \\
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yotta & $\mathrm{Y}$ & $10^{24}$ \\ [1ex]
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Here is an example 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,
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