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SI prefixes, also known as a metric prefixes, are names or associated symbols that precedes a unit of measure or its symbol to form decimal multiples or submultiples. SI prefixes are used to reduce the quantity of zeroes in numerical equivalencies.

Femto (f) 10-15 One Quadrillionth

Pico (p) 10-12 One Trillionth

Nano (n) 10-9 One Billionth

Micro (µ) 10-6 One Millionth (greek letter 'mu')

Milli (m) 10-3 One Thousandth

Centi (c) 0.01 One Hundredth

Deci (d) 0.1 One Tenth

one = initial value

deka (dk) = 10 Ten

hecto (h) = 100 Hundred

Kilo (k) 103 One Thousand

Mega (M) 106 One Million

Giga (G) 109 One Billion

Tera (T) 1012 One Trillion

Peta (P) 1015 One Quadrillion

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