Si Units Conversion Chart Page 2
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6Using SI Units
Units of Length
The table below lists the prefixes in common use.
Commonly Used Metric Prefixes
Prefix Symbol
Meaning
Factor
6
mega
M
1 million times larger than the unit it precedes
10
3
kilo
k
1000 times larger than the unit it precedes
10
-1
deci
d
10 times smaller than the unit it precedes
10
-2
centi
c
100 times smaller than the unit it precedes
10
-3
milli
m
1000 times smaller than the unit it precedes
10
μ
-6
micro
1 million times smaller than the unit it precedes
10
-9
nano
n
1 billion times smaller than the unit it precedes
10
-12
pico
p
1 trillion times smaller than the unit it precedes
10
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