The following 21 Units are included in this category:
ID |
Unit (symbol) |
Definition |
Wikipedia page and other notes |
1 |
none (1) |
1 |
|
2 |
deci (d) |
10-1 |
|
3 |
centi (c) |
10-2 |
|
4 |
milli (m) |
10-3 |
|
5 |
micro (μ) |
10-6 |
|
6 |
nano (n) |
10-9 |
|
7 |
pico (p) |
10-12 |
|
8 |
femto (f) |
10-15 |
|
9 |
atto (a) |
10-18 |
|
10 |
zepto (z) |
10-21 |
|
11 |
yocto (y) |
10-24 |
|
12 |
deca (da) |
10 |
|
13 |
hecto (h) |
102 |
|
14 |
kilo (k) |
103 |
|
15 |
mega (M) |
106 |
|
16 |
giga (G) |
109 |
|
17 |
tera (T) |
1012 |
|
18 |
peta (P) |
1015 |
|
19 |
exa (E) |
1018 |
|
20 |
zetta (Z) |
1021 |
|
21 |
yotta (Y) |
1024 |
All the above definitions of the various units are EXACT.
Type of conversion relationship: DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL (y=a∙x)
Example conversion diagram (see two units in bold above - the example is in meters with m and nm, but anything else can be used):
