PHYSICS RESOURCES DATABASE
SI SYSTEM OF UNITS
PREFIXES
Plasma Physics Department's Tokamak - used to produce a high temperature & high density electrical discharges - used for research into thermonuclear reactions.
|
PREFIX |
Pronunciation |
SYMBOL |
FACTOR |
|
yocto |
yoc'toe |
y |
10-24 |
|
zepto |
zep'toe |
z |
10-21 |
|
atto |
at'toe |
a |
10-18 |
|
femto |
fem'toe |
f |
10-15 |
|
pico |
pee'koe |
p |
10-12 |
|
nano |
nan'oe |
n |
10-9 |
|
micro |
my'kroe |
m |
10-6 |
|
milli |
mil'i |
m |
10-3 |
|
centi |
sent'ti |
c |
10-2 |
|
deci |
des'i |
d |
10-1 |
|
deka |
dek'a |
da |
101 |
|
hecto |
hek'toe |
h |
102 |
|
kilo |
kil'oe |
k |
103 |
|
mega |
meg'a |
M |
106 |
|
giga |
gig'a |
G |
109 |
|
tera |
ter'a |
T |
1012 |
|
peta |
pe'ta |
P |
1015 |
|
exa |
ex'a |
E |
1018 |
|
zetta |
zet'ta |
Z |
1021 |
|
yotta |
yot'ta |
Y |
1024 |