Prefixes
It is often hard to work with powers of 10. A light year is for example
and it is more natural to work in light years instead of this number. Sometimes a unit is directly translated into powers of 10, so for example 1 kilogram equals 1000 grams =
grams. The number 1000 is given the prefix kilo. There are a range of suffixes which makes taking of large or small quantities easier and more natural. Some are shown in the table.
Prefix | Symbol | Value |
femto | f |
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pico | p |
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nano | n |
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micro | %mu |
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milli | m |
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centi | c |
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deci | d |
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kilo | k |
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Mega | M |
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Giga | G |
|
Tera | T |
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