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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

 

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