Metric Numbers and Prefixes

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Note:  As the number increases in size the decimal point moves to the right and as the number decreases in size the decimal point moves to the left. 

Number | Name | Symbol | Scientific Notation
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 | yotta | Y | 10^24
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 | zetta | Z | 10^21
1,000,000,000,000,000,000 | exa | E | 10^18
1,000,000,000,000,000 | peta | P | 10^15
1,000,000,000,000 | tera | T | 10^12
1,000,000,000 | giga | G | 10^9
1,000,000 | mega | M | 10^6
1,000     or     (1000/1) | kilo | k | 10^3
100        or     (100/1) | hecto | h | 10^2
10          or     (10/1) | deca | da | 10^1
1 (meter,liter,gram) | | |
0.1          or      (1/10) | deci | d | 10^-1
0.01        or      (1/100) | centi | c | 10^-2
0.001      or      (1/1000) | milli | m | 10^-3
0.000001 | micro | μ | 10^-6
0.000000001 | nano | n | 10^-9
0.000000000001 | pico | p | 10^-12
0.000000000000001 | femto | f | 10^-15
0.000000000000000001 | atto | a | 10^-18
0.000000000000000000001 | zepto | z | 10^-21
0.000000000000000000000001 | yocto | y | 10^-24

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