A metric prefix is a unit prefix that precedes a basic unit of measure to indicate a multiple or submultiple of the unit. All metric prefixes used today...

of various sizes are commonly formed by the use of such prefixes. The prefixes of the metric system, such as kilo and milli, represent multiplication...

Here the metric prefix 'kilo-' (symbol 'k') stands for a factor of 1000; thus, 1 km = 1000 m. The SI provides twenty-four metric prefixes that signify...

kilo- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kilo is a decimal unit prefix in the metric system denoting multiplication by one thousand (103). It is used...

Giga- (/ˈɡɪɡə/ or /ˈdʒɪɡə/) is a unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of a short-scale billion or long-scale milliard (109 or 1,000,000,000)...

Look up mega- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mega is a unit prefix in metric systems of units denoting a factor of one million (106 or 1000000). It...

free dictionary. Micro (Greek letter μ, mu, non-italic) is a unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of 10−6 (one millionth). It comes from the...

Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hecto (symbol: h) is a decimal unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one hundred. It was adopted as a multiplier...

(cd). These can be made into larger or smaller units with the use of metric prefixes. SI derived units are named combinations – such as the hertz (cycles...

m) is a unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one thousandth (10−3). Proposed in 1793, and adopted in 1795, the prefix comes from the...

dictionary. Nano (symbol n) is a unit prefix meaning one billionth. Used primarily with the metric system, this prefix denotes a factor of 10−9 or 0.000000001...

obsolete decimal metric prefix denoting a factor of 104 (ten thousand). It originates from the Greek μύριοι (mýrioi) (myriad). The prefix was part of the...

internationally (or "deka" in American spelling). The prefix was a part of the original metric system in 1795. It is not in very common usage, although...

d) is a decimal unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one tenth. Proposed in 1793, and adopted in 1795, the prefix comes from the Latin...

an international set of metric prefixes, which are used in the world's standard measurement system. In the following prefixes, a final vowel is normally...

Bound and unbound morphemes English prefix List of Greek and Latin roots in English substring#Prefix Metric prefix Wilson 2011, p. 152–153. sfn error:...

(symbol c) is a unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one hundredth. Proposed in 1793, and adopted in 1795, the prefix comes from the Latin...

60027-2 standard (Amendment 2). They were meant to replace the metric (SI) decimal power prefixes, such as "kilo" (k, 103 = 1000), "mega" (M, 106 = 1000000)...

as the base unit of time, and forms multiples and submultiples with metric prefixes such as kiloseconds and milliseconds. Other units of time – minute...

kibibyte is 1024 bytes. In the International System of Units (SI) the metric prefix kilo means 1,000 (103); therefore, one kilobyte is 1000 bytes. The unit...

unit symbols without distorting the grid layout of text characters. On a metric ruler, the smallest measurements are normally millimetres. High-quality...

1842, when there were no metric prefixes for multiples of 106 and above, and is now used as the standard spelling for the metric mass measurement in most...

Markings of a ship's draft are shown in decimeters in most of the world. Metric prefix Deci- Orders of magnitude (length) § 1 decimetre Conversion of units...

currency units. U+3348 ㍈ SQUARE MIKURON corresponds to ミクロン mikuron. Metric prefix Metric system Orders of magnitude (length) Wool measurement "micrometre"...

per second Binary prefix Bit rate List of interface bit rates Orders of magnitude (bit rate) Orders of magnitude (data) Metric prefix Instructions per...

By convention, file size units use either a metric prefix (as in megabyte and gigabyte) or a binary prefix (as in mebibyte and gibibyte). When a file is...

Conversion of units, for comparison with other units of length Cubic metre Metric prefix Mileage Odometer Orders of magnitude (length) Square kilometre Jones...

prefix denoting a factor of 10−6 (one millionth), in this context, the symbol's name is "micro". Metric prefix International System of Units prefix,...

bil[citation needed] or bn. In standard form, it is written as 1 × 109. The metric prefix giga indicates 1,000,000,000 times the base unit. Its symbol is G. One...

Metric prefix – Order of magnitude indicator Names of small numbers Number names – Word or phrase which describes a numerical quantity Number prefix –...