Metric Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
1 000 000 (1 million) or 106
A
mega (M)
2
Q
pico (p)
A
1 trillionth or 10-12
3
Q
deci (d)
A
0.1 (1 tenth) or 10-1
4
Q
exa (E)
A
1 quintillion or 1018
5
Q
micro (μ)
A
1 millionth or 10-6
6
Q
1 quintillionth or 10-18
A
atto (a)
7
Q
deca (da)
A
10 or 101
8
Q
1 billionth or 10-9
A
nano (n)
9
Q
zetta (Z)
A
1 sextillion or 1021
10
Q
0.001 (1 thousandth) or 10-3
A
milli (m)
11
Q
kilo (k)
A
1000 (1 thousand) or 103
12
Q
1 septillionth or 10-24
A
yocto (y)
13
Q
hecto (h)
A
100 (1 hundred) or 102
14
Q
1 sextillionth or 10-21
A
zepto (z)
15
Q
yocto (y)
A
1 septillionth or 10-24
16
Q
100 (1 hundred) or 102
A
hecto (h)