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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.
2001-07.
Prefixes for Basic Metric Units (table)
Multiples
Prefix
Abbreviation
Power of 10
Equivalent
deka- or deca-
da
10
1
ten
hecto-
h
10
2
hundred
kilo-
k
10
3
thousand
mega-
M
10
6
million
giga-
G
10
9
billion
tera-
T
10
12
trillion
peta-
P
10
15
quadrillion
exa-
E
10
18
quintillion
zetta-
Z
10
21
sextillion
yotta-
Y
10
24
septillion
Fractions
Prefix
Abbreviation
Power of 10
Equivalent
deci-
d
10
-1
tenth
centi-
c
10
-2
hundredth
milli-
m
10
-3
thousandth
micro-
mu
10
-6
millionth
nano-
n
10
-9
billionth
pico-
p
10
-12
trillionth
femto-
f
10
-15
quadrillionth
atto-
a
10
-18
quintillionth
zepto-
z
10
-21
sextillionth
yocto-
y
10
-24
septillionth
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