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Template: SI prefixes ... Download as PDF; Printable version; ... SI prefixes. Prefix Base 10 Decimal Adoption [nb 1] Name Symbol quetta: Q: 10 30: 1 000 000 000 000 ...
The template common metric prefixes creates an infobox that lists the most commonly used metric prefixes. The list is a subset of the list in the 8th edition of the official brochure of the BIPM (SI units and prefixes).
Prefix name N/A deca hecto kilo mega giga tera peta exa zetta yotta ronna quetta; Prefix symbol da h k M G T P E Z Y R Q Factor 10 0: 10 1: 10 2: 10 3: 10 6: 10 9: 10 12: 10 15: 10 18: 10 21: 10 24: 10 27: 10 30
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I believe that the original 1795 metric system included eight prefixes, the six familiar ones plus myria (10**4, "ma") and myrio (10**-4, "mo"). So the footnote is at least misleading as written. I suggest changing the first sentence in to footnote to either "The metric system was introduced in 1795 with eight metric prefixes, six of which are ...
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NOTE 1 Contrast with the SI prefix mega (M) equal to 10 6, as in a 1-Mb/s data transfer rate, which is equal to 1 000 000 bits per second. NOTE 2 The definitions of kilo, giga, and mega based on powers of two are included only to reflect common usage. IEEE/ASTM SI 10-1997 states “This practice frequently leads to confusion and is deprecated.”
Numerical prefixes for multiplication of compound or complex (as in complicated) features are created by adding kis to the basic numerical prefix, with the exception of numbers 2 and 3, which are bis- and tris-, respectively.