Metric Prefixes Chart

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A set of flashcards detailing the metric prefixes, their abbreviations, numerical values, and powers of ten as presented in the lecture transcript.

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tera- (T)

1,000,000,000,0001,000,000,000,000 or 101210^{12}

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giga- (G)

1,000,000,0001,000,000,000 or 10910^{9}

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mega- (M)

1,000,0001,000,000 or 10610^{6}

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kilo- (k)

1,0001,000 or 10310^{3}

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hecto- (h)

100100 or 10210^{2}

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deca- (da)

1010 or 10110^{1}

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base unit

11 or 10010^{0}

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deci- (d)

0.10.1 or 10−110^{-1}

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centi-

0.010.01 or 10−210^{-2}

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milli-

0.0010.001 or 10−310^{-3}

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micro- (μ)

0.0000010.000001 or 10−610^{-6}

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nano-

0.0000000010.000000001 or 10−910^{-9}

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pico- (P)

0.0000000000010.000000000001 or 10−1210^{-12}

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femto- (f)

0.0000000000000010.000000000000001 or 10−1510^{-15}

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atto- (a)

0.0000000000000000010.000000000000000001 or 10−1810^{-18}