Important Metric Prefixes
Prefix Abbreviation Meaning tera- T x 1012 giga-* G x 109 mega- M x 106 kilo- k x 103 deci- d x 10-1 centi- c x 10-2 milli- m x 10-3 micro- µ x 10-6 nano-* n x 10-9 pico-* p x 10-12
*In older literature, certain double prefixes are used:
kilomega (kM) for 109; millimicro (mµ) for 10-9; micromicro (µµ) for 10-12.
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