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While not all of the SI prefixes are Latin, the SI prefixes between 1024 and 10-24, in descending order, are as follows:
1021 - zetta
1018 - exa
1015 - peta
1012 - tera
109 - giga
106 - mega
103 - kilo
102 - hecto
101 - deca
10-1 - deci
10-2 - centi
10-3 - milli
10-6 - micro
10-9 - nano
10-12 - pico
10-15 - femto
10-18 - atto
10-21 - zepto
10-24 - yocto
The following prefixes do not derive from Latin:
pico- (10-12): derives from Italian piccolo ("small")
femto- (10-15): derives from Danish femten ("fifteen")
atto- (10-18): derives from Danish atten ("eighteen")
yocto- (10-21): derives from Greek οκÄÎ ("eight")
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∙ 10y agoTable 5. SI prefixesFactorName Symbol1024yottaY1021zettaZ1018exaE1015petaP1012teraT109gigaG106megaM103kilok102hectoh101dekadaFactorName Symbol10-1decid10-2centic10-3millim10-6microµ10-9nanon10-12picop10-15femtof10-18attoa10-21zeptoz10-24yoctoy
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