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Q: What does the prefix micro mean in the metric system?
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What is the metric system prefix for the quantity 0.000001?

1 x 10^-6 prefix: micro-


What does micro micro mean in metric prefix. I know this was an older designation used for a metric prefix. Was it used for nano or pico?

I am not sure but, Micro = 10-6, so Micro micro = 10-12 for which the prefix now is pico.


What fraction is micro mean in the metric system?

micro is one millionth (1/1000000)


What does mega mean in the metric system?

It is the prefix for million.


What is the metric prefix for 1 billon?

If you mean the American billion (1,000,000,000), the metric prefix is "Giga".If you mean the American billion (1,000,000,000), the metric prefix is "Giga".If you mean the American billion (1,000,000,000), the metric prefix is "Giga".If you mean the American billion (1,000,000,000), the metric prefix is "Giga".


What does mili mean on the metric system?

Milli is a prefix meaning one-thousandth.


What does capital M mean in the metric system?

M is the prefix mega- which stands for millions.


What prefix equals 1 trillion in the metric system?

If you mean the American trillion - a 1, followed by 12 zeroes - the prefix is tera.


What is 0001 called in the metric system?

If you mean 0.001, the prefix "milli" (abbreviated "m") is used for that.


How many tecameters are in 100 micrometers?

"Teca" is not among the metric prefixes - that's meaningless. If you mean "tera"... the prefix "tera" means 1012, while the prefix "micro" means 10-6.


What does pico- mean?

It is a prefix in the metric system, generally used in classification of electric capacitors - 'picofarad' etc.


What does micro- mean?

it means small. it is a prefix