Prefixes to denote order of magnitude

Caleb Lim
March 2024

1 Large ones

Name Order of magnitude symbol

deca- 101 D
hecto- 102 h
kilo- 103 K
mega- 106 M
giga- 109 G
tera- 1012 T

Table 1: Common ones

Name Order of magnitude symbol

peta 1015 P
exa- 1018 E
zeta- 1021 Z
yotta 1024 Y

Table 2: Uncommon ones

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2 Small ones

Name Order of magnitude symbol

deci- 10−1 d
centi- 10−2 c
mili- 10−3 m
micro- 10−6 µ
nano- 10−9 n
pico- 1012 p
femto- 10−15 f

Table 3: Common ones

Name Order of magnitude symbol

atto- 10−18 a
zepto- 10−21 z
yotto- 10−24 y

Table 4: Uncommon ones