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APPENDIX 3. METRIC-BASED PREFIXES AND POWERS OF 10
Atto (a) = quintillionth of = 10 -18 times Femto (f) = quadrillionth of = 10 -15 times Pico (p), or µµ = trillionth of = 10 -12 times Nano (n), or mµ = billionth of = 10 -9 times Micro (µ) = millionth of = 10 -6 times Milli (m) = thousandth of = 10 -3 times` Centi (c) = hundredth of = 10 -2 times Deci (d) = tenth of = 10 -1 times unity = 10 0 = 1 Deka (da) = ten times = 10 times Hecto (h) = hundred times = 10 2 times Kilo (k) = thousand times = 10 3 times Mega (M) = million times = 10 6 times Giga (G), or kM = billion times = 10 9 times Tera (T) = trillion times = 10 12 times
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