Thursday, December 27, 2012

Litany of SI Prefixes


Litany of SI Prefixes:



SI prefix: y= yocto= 10 to the power of –24. SI prefix.

SI prefix: z= zepto= 10 to the power of –21. SI prefix.

SI prefix: a= atto= 10 to the power of –18. SI prefix.

SI prefix: f= femto= 10 to the power of –15. SI prefix.

SI prefix: p= pico= 10 to the power of –12. SI prefix.

SI prefix: n= nano= 10 to the power of –9. SI prefix.

SI prefix: µ= micro= 10 to the power of –6. SI prefix.

SI prefix: m= milli= 10 to the power of –3. SI prefix.

SI prefix: k= kilo= 10 to the power of 3. SI prefix.

SI prefix: M= Mega= 10 to the power of 6. SI prefix.

SI prefix: G= Giga= 10 to the power of 9. SI prefix.

SI prefix: T= Tera= 10 to the power of 12. SI prefix.

SI prefix: P= Peta= 10 to the power of 15. SI prefix.

SI prefix: E= Exa= 10 to the power of 18. SI prefix.

SI prefix: Z= Zetta= 10 to the power of 21. SI prefix.

SI prefix: Y= Yotta= 10 to the power of 24. SI prefix.


Remark: Thanks, @digitized_file ! I am very inclined to write K (Kilo) with a capital.
In accordance with the other large prefixes.
Système International [d’Unités]. International System [of Units].

Published 2011/6/26 

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