Power | Symbol | Prefix |
---|---|---|
1024 | Y | "Yotta" |
1021 | Z | "Zetta" |
1018 | E | "Exa" |
1015 | P | "Peta" |
1012 | T | "Tera" |
109 | G | "Giga"* |
106 | M | "Mega" |
103 | k | "kilo" |
102 | h | "Hecto" |
101 | da | "Deka" |
Power | Symbol | Prefix |
---|---|---|
10-1 | d | "deci" |
10-2 | c | "centi" |
10-3 | m | "milli" |
10-6 | µ | "micro"§ |
10-9 | n | "nano" |
10-12 | p | "pico" |
10-15 | f | "femto" |
10-18 | a | "atto" |
10-21 | z | "zepto" |
10-24 | y | "yocto" |
*
Some pronounce it "Jiga" (soft "g"), while others
prounounce it "Gig-uh" (with a hard "g"). Either is correct.
§
µ is the greek letter "mu". If you don't have this symbol available you
can sort-of get by using the Roman "u" instead, but keep in mind that
"mu" is the greek letter for "m" not "u".
10^12 Microphones = 1 Megaphone 10^6 bicycles = 2 megacycles 500 millenaries = 1 seminary 10 cards = 1 decacards 1/2 lavatory = 1 demijohn 10^-6 fish = 1 microfiche 453.6 graham crackers = 1 pound cake 10^12 pins = 1 terrapin 10^21 piccolos = 1 gigolo
10 rations = 1 decoration 100 rations = 1 C-ration 10 millipedes = 1 centipede 3 1/3 tridents = 1 decadent 10 monologs = 5 dialogues 5 dialogues = 1 decalogue 2 monograms = 1 diagram 8 nickles = 2 paradigms 2 snake eyes = 1 paradise 2 wharves = 1 paradox
2000 mockingbirds = two kilomockingbirds 1 milliHelen = the amount of beauty required to launch a single ship
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