Appendix F
See Table E.1.
Table E.1 The prefix symbols of the IS of units
Multiplying factor
SI prefix
Scientific notation
1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
yotta (Y)
10
24
1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
zetta (Z)
10
21
1 000 000 000 000 000 000
exa (E)
10
18
1 000 000 000 000 000
peta (P)
10
15
1 000 000 000 000
tera (T)
10
12
1 000 000 000
giga (G)
10
9
1 000 000
mega (M)
10
6
1 000
kilo (k)
10
3
100
hecto (h)
10
2
10
deca (da)
10
1
1
1 0
0
0.1
deci (d)
10
−1
0.01
centi (c)
10
−2
0.001
milli (m)
10
−3
0.000 001
micro (µ)
1 0
−6
0.000 000 001
nano (n)
10
−9
0.000 000 000 001
pico (p)
10
−12
0.000 000 000 000 001
femto (f)
10
−15
0.000 000 000 000 000 001
atto (a)
10
−18
0.000 000 000 000 000 000 001
zepto (z)
10
−21
0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001
yocto (y)
10
−24
Note The prefix symbol attaches directly to the symbol for a unit without any spacing: kg, mm, cL
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