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What language are the SI prefixes taken from?

The SI prefixes are from Greek, including deka, hecta, kilo, and mega (10, 100, 1000, 1 million)


What do these si prefixes denci centi kilo and milli mean?

denci is not an SI prefix. centi = 0.01 or one hundredth kilo = 1000 = thousand milli = 0.001 = one thousandth.


What pairs of prefixes are closest to each other in size?

The prefixes "kilo-" and "mega-" are closest in size, as "kilo-" represents 1,000 (10^3) and "mega-" represents 1,000,000 (10^6). They are adjacent to each other on the International System of Units (SI) scale.


What do the SI prefixes kilogram milligram and centimeter mean?

The prefixes in this case are kilo, milli, and centi. Kilo means 1000, milli means 1/1000, centi means 1/100. For example, a kilogram is 1000 gram.The prefixes in this case are kilo, milli, and centi. Kilo means 1000, milli means 1/1000, centi means 1/100. For example, a kilogram is 1000 gram.The prefixes in this case are kilo, milli, and centi. Kilo means 1000, milli means 1/1000, centi means 1/100. For example, a kilogram is 1000 gram.The prefixes in this case are kilo, milli, and centi. Kilo means 1000, milli means 1/1000, centi means 1/100. For example, a kilogram is 1000 gram.


Explain why prefixes are useful with SI units?

Sometimes you need a very large, or a very small, amount of a certain unit. One way to deal with that is to use prefixes like kilo, mega, milli, micro, and others.


Is femo a si prefix?

no; however, femto- is an SI prefix meaning 10-15


What are multiples and sub-multiples in physics?

That probably refers to the SI prefixes, such as kilo (meaning 1000), mega (meaning a million), milli (meaning 1/1000), etc.


Which one is larger megagram or centigram?

Please take a look at the Wikipedia article "SI prefixes". There you can see the values of prefixes such as "mega", "kilo", and others. The prefixes are the same for all units. For example, "micro" always means a millionth, whether it is applied to gram, to hertz, to seconds, etc.


What is the correct order of the prefixes beginning with kilo?

The correct order of prefixes beginning with kilo is kilo- (k), mega- (M), giga- (G), tera- (T), peta- (P). These prefixes are used to denote multiples of a unit of measurement.


What is the SI prefix that represents 1000 times the base unit?

Kilo = 1,000 times the base unit Abbreviation = K Here is a link for all of the SI Prefixes and their decimal, short scale, long scale, and prefix as well as the symbol of abbreviation : http://.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix Hope this helped!


What do kilo mega milli prefixes represent?

kilo = 1,000 mega = 1,000,000 milli = 0.001 (or 1/1000)


What are the divisions of metric system?

For units larger or smaller than the base units, you can use prefixes such as kilo (x 1000), Mega (x 1 million), milli (x 0.001), micro (x 0.000 001), etc.; for a complete list, search the Wikipedia for "SI prefixes".