1x10^9 = Giga
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix
In the metric system, the prefix for 1 billion is "giga-".
The prefix deci means 10th (1/10) 10.
The metric prefix deci- represents a factor of 0.1, which means one-tenth or 1/10 of the base unit. It is often used in the metric system to denote a fraction of a unit.
Kilometer=1000 meters Millimeter=1/1000 of a meter So...the prefix you're looking for is kilo
"Centi" as in centimetre.
Micro means one millionth (1/1,000,000) in the metric system. It is represented by the prefix "micro-" with the symbol µ.
In the metric system, "mega" is a prefix that denotes a factor of one million, represented by the symbol "M." For example, 1 megabyte is equal to 1 million bytes, and 1 megawatt is equal to 1 million watts.
In the metric system, the prefix for 1 billion is "giga-".
The prefix for million is mega-.
If you mean the American trillion - a 1, followed by 12 zeroes - the prefix is tera.
for this answer: in the metric system what is the prefix for 1/100?ANSWER: centi-AtL 2009
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The missing number is 1000000 (a million).
The metric system prefix for the quantity 0.000001 is micro- (symbol: μ).
I had to count the 0s - it would have been easier to space them in threes. Anyway that is I Million, so the prefix is M.
The prefix "micro" in the metric system represents a factor of 10^-6, which is equivalent to one millionth (1/1,000,000). It is denoted by the symbol μ.
In the metric system, the prefix that means 1000 is kilo-. Another prefix f is milli- and, it stands for thousandth. Prefixes are useful in converting between two quantities. For example, you can easily convert between kilometers and meters.