yotta 10^24 septillion
zetta 10^21 sextillion
exa 10^18 quintillion
peta 10^15 quadrillion
tera 10^12 trillion
giga 10^9 billion
mega 10^6 million
kilo 10^3 thousand
hecto 10^2 hundred
deca 10^1 ten
unit 10^0 unit
deci 10^-1 tenth
centi 10^-2 hundredth
milli 10^-3 thousandth
micro 10^-6 millionth
nano 10^-9 billionth
pico 10^-12 trillionth
femto 10^-15 quadrillionth
atto 10^-18 quintillionth
zepto 10^-21 sextillionth
yocto 10^-24 septillionth
centum - hundred centimeter
The metric system is based on a system of tens, so all the units in the system relate to each other in terms of tens. To the basic unit: 1000 milli= [unit] 100 centi= [unit] 10 deci= [unit] 0.1 deca= [unit] 0.01 hecto= [unit] 0.001 kilo= [unit]
There are six basic prefixes used in the metric system, and they all relate to the base unit in powers of ten. The smallest, milli, is .001 unit. Next, centi- is .01 units, and deci- is .1 units. The larger units start with deca-, which is 10 units, followed by hecta-, which is 100, and kilo-, which is 1000 units.
In the metric systems, unlike other systems, there is only one unit for each measurement; e.g the only unit for length is the metre. For lengths much longer, or much shorter, we use prefixes to indicate the fraction or multiple of the metre.For short lengths the fractions are thousandths, millionths, billionths; for which the prefixes are milli-, micro-, and nano-.For longer lengths, the multiples are thousands, millions, and billions; for which the prefixes are kilo-, mega-, and giga-.The prefixes indicate the fraction,or the multiple of the base unit.
meter
centum - hundred centimeter
The basic prefixes deci, centi and milli decrease by powers of ten and deca, hecto and kilo increase by powers of ten.
The basic prefixes deci, centi and milli decrease by powers of ten and deca, hecto and kilo increase by powers of ten.
The metric system is based on a system of tens, so all the units in the system relate to each other in terms of tens. To the basic unit: 1000 milli= [unit] 100 centi= [unit] 10 deci= [unit] 0.1 deca= [unit] 0.01 hecto= [unit] 0.001 kilo= [unit]
There are six basic prefixes used in the metric system, and they all relate to the base unit in powers of ten. The smallest, milli, is .001 unit. Next, centi- is .01 units, and deci- is .1 units. The larger units start with deca-, which is 10 units, followed by hecta-, which is 100, and kilo-, which is 1000 units.
Newtons is the basic metric system unit for weight
In the metric systems, unlike other systems, there is only one unit for each measurement; e.g the only unit for length is the metre. For lengths much longer, or much shorter, we use prefixes to indicate the fraction or multiple of the metre.For short lengths the fractions are thousandths, millionths, billionths; for which the prefixes are milli-, micro-, and nano-.For longer lengths, the multiples are thousands, millions, and billions; for which the prefixes are kilo-, mega-, and giga-.The prefixes indicate the fraction,or the multiple of the base unit.
In the metric system, the gram (g) is the named unit in the metric system which takes the various suffixes to measure larger or smaller amounts. However, the basic unit of mass in the SI system is the kilogram (1000g) which is used to define the size of a gram.
meter
the basic unit of weight in metric system; equal to 0.35 ounces
The kilogram is the Base Unit (not 'basic' unit) in the SI system (not 'metric system') for mass.
The basic unit of length in the metric system is the meter.