giga (1,000,000,000) mega (1,000,000) kilo (1,000) hecto (100) deka (10) deci (a tenth) centi ( a hundredth) milli (a thousandth) micro (a millionth) nano (a thousand millionth)
Hex- means six and oct= means eight.
The basic prefixes deci, centi and milli decrease by powers of ten and deca, hecto and kilo increase by powers of ten.
Does prefixes mean to or toward. One common word with this prefix is about.
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The largest metric prefixes are yotta- (Y) and zetta- (Z), representing 10^24 and 10^21, respectively. These prefixes are used to describe extremely large quantities, such as data storage capacities or distances in space.
M for meter. Kg for kilograms. A for ampere. S for second. Mol for mole. K for Kelvin. CD for candela.
1000 kilograms = 1 tonne. For larger amounts, either kilograms or tonnes are usually used - it is not common to use the usual metric prefixes "Mega", "Giga"
Every prefix in the metric system denotes a power of 10.
Prefixes based on powers of 10 can be used with any SI (metric) unit. Some of the common prefixes are: Deka (10) Hekto (100) deci (1/10) centi (1/100) kilo (1000 Mega (million) milli (1/1000) micro (1/1,000,000)
These are some common metric prefixes: milli: 1/1000 micro: 1/1,000,000 nano: 1/1,000,000,000 pico: 1/1,000,000,000,000 Note that these prefixes are not just used for meters; they can be used with any unit.
When measuring liquids using the metric system, volume is typically measured in milliliters (mL) or liters (L). A common conversion is that 1 liter is equal to 1000 milliliters. To convert between different units within the metric system, you can use the prefixes such as centi- (1/100), milli- (1/1000), or kilo- (1000).
The metric system uses conversion factors of 10 for all units. Instead of remembering all the different conversions between each unit (4quarts=1gallon, 5280feet=1mile, ect), you only have to memorize a couple of prefixes. The (common) metric prefixes are Milli=1000th Centi=100th Deci=10th Deka=x10 Hecto=x100 Kilo=x1000
The metric prefix for billionth is nano- (symbol: n), representing 10^(-9).
mili, deci, centi, hecto, kilo, deka
The prefixes for deca indicate a factor of ten. For example, "deca-" represents 10, "hecto-" represents 100, and "kilo-" represents 1,000. These prefixes are commonly used in the metric system for units of measurement.