1.6 Metric Prefixes
Metric prefixes for powers of 10.
Core idea
Metric prefixes replace powers of 10 that are multiples of 3. [1, pp. 7–10]
| Prefix | Symbol | Power |
|---|---|---|
| tera | T | 10¹² |
| giga | G | 10⁹ |
| mega | M | 10⁶ |
| kilo | k | 10³ |
| base | 10⁰ | |
| milli | m | 10⁻³ |
| micro | µ | 10⁻⁶ |
| nano | n | 10⁻⁹ |
| pico | p | 10⁻¹² |
Examples:
33 × 10³ Ω = 33 kΩ
7.5 × 10⁻⁶ A = 7.5 µA
Use lowercase k for kilo.
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