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"milli-" = 1/1,000 (thousandth)

"micro-" = 1/1,000,000 (millionth)

"nano-" = 1/1,000,000,000 (billionth)

"pico-" = 1/1,000,000,000,000 (millionth of a millionth, "micro micro-")

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