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SI prefixes
Woodruff- SI Prefixes
Question | Answer |
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mega- symbol | M |
kilo-symbol | k |
hecto-symbol | h |
deka-symbol | dk, da |
deci- symbol | d |
centi- symbol | c |
milli- symbol | m |
micro-symbol | µ |
M is the symbol for | million |
k is the symbol for | thousand |
h is the symbol for | hundred |
dk or da is the symbol for | ten |
d is the symbol for | tenth |
c is the symbol for | hundredth |
m is the symbol for | thousandth |
µ is the symbol for | millionth |
1,000,000 stands for | mega |
1,000 stands for | kilo |
100 stands for | hecto |
10 stands for | deka |
0.1 stands for | deci |
0.01 stands for | centi |
0.001 stands for | milli |
0.000001 stands for | micro |
M equals 10 to what power? | 10 to the sixth power |
k equals 10 to what power? | 10 to the third power |
h equals 10 to what power? | 10 to the second power |
dk or da equals 10 to what power? | 10 to the one power |
d equals 10 to what power? | 10 to the negative one power |
c equals 10 to what power? | 10 to the negative two power |
m equals 10 to what power? | 10 to the negative three power |
µ equals 10 to what power? | 10 to the negative six power |
one equals 10 to what power? | 10 to the zero power |