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SI prefixes
Woodruff- SI Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |