Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
deca-
A
ten times base
2
Q
hecto-
A
hundred times base
3
Q
kilo-
A
thousand times base
4
Q
mega-
A
million times base
5
Q
giga-
A
billion times base (10 ^ 9)
6
Q
tera-
A
trillion times base (10 ^ 12)
7
Q
peta-
A
quadrillion (10 ^ 15) times base
8
Q
exa-
A
quintillion (10 ^ 18) times base
9
Q
zetta-
A
sextillion (10 ^ 21) times base
10
Q
yotta-
A
septillion (10 ^ 24) times base
11
Q
deci-
A
a tenth of base
12
Q
centi-
A
a hundredth of base
13
Q
milli-
A
a thousandth of base
14
Q
micro-
A
a millionth (10 ^ -6) of base
15
Q
nano-
A
a billionth (10 ^ -9) of base
16
Q
pico-
A
a trillionth (10 ^ -12) of base
17
Q
femto-
A
a quadrillionth (10 ^ -15) of base
18
Q
atto-
A
a quintillionth (10 ^ -18) of base
19
Q
zepto-
A
a sextillionth (10 ^ -21) of base
20
Q
yocto-
A
a septillionth (10 ^ -24) of base
