Metric Conversions

pico

one trillionth

pico symbol

p

pico conversion factor

x 10^-12

nano

one billionth

nano symbol

n

nano conversion factor

x 10^-9

micro

one millionth

micro symbol

$$\mu$$

micro conversion factor

$$\cdot10^{-6}$$

mili

one thousandth

mili symbol

m

milli conversion factor

$$\cdot10^{-3}$$

centi

one hundreth

centi symbol

c

centi conversion factor

$$\cdot10^{-2}$$

deci

one tenth

deci symbol

d

deci conversion factor

$$\cdot10^{-1}$$

kilo

one thousand

kilo symbol

k

kilo conversion factor

$$\cdot10^3$$

mega

one million

mega symbol

M

mega conversion factor

$$\cdot10^6$$

giga

one billion

giga symbol

G

giga conversion factor

$$\cdot10^9$$