APPENDIX D
METRIC PREFIXES
SCIENTIFIC
PREFIX
ABBREVIATION
NOTATION
DECIMAL VALUE
109
Giga─
G
1,000,000,000
106
Mega─
M
1,000,000
103
Kilo─
k
1,000
102
Hecto─
h
100
101
Deka─
dk
10
100
(Base unit)
(m, L, or g)
1
10─1
Deci─
d
0.1
10─2
Centi─
c
0.01
10─3
Milli─
m
0.001
10─6
Micro─
u
0.000001
10─9
Nano─
n
0.000000001
10─15
Pico─
f
0.000000000000001
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