Prefix

Symbol(s)

Power of 10

Power of 2

YOCTO

10-24 *

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ZEPTO
ATTO

z
a

10-21 *
10-18 *

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FEMTO
PICO

f
p

10-15 *
10-12 *

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NANO

10-9 *

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MICRO

10-6 *

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MILLI

10-3 *

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CENTI
DECI

c
d

10-2 *
10-1 *

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(NONE)

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100

20

DEKA

101 *

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HECTO
KILO

h
k or K **

102 *
103

-210

MEGA
GIGA

M
G

106
109

220
230

TERA

1012

240

PETA

1015

250

EXA
ZETTA

E
Z

1018 *
1021 *

260
270

YOTTA

1024 *

280

* Not generally used to express data speed

** k = 103 and K = 210