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Metric Prefix in Electronics

Multiplication Factor

Prefix

Symbol
1,000,000,000,000,000,000 = 1018 exa E
1,000,000,000,000,000 = 1015 peta P
1,000,000,000,000 = 1012 tera T
1,000,000,000 = 109 giga G
1,000,000 = 106 mega M
1,000 = 103 kilo k
100 = 102 hecto h
10 = 10 deka da
0.1 = 10-1 deci d
0.01 = 10-2 centi c
0.001 = 10-3 milli m
0.000 001 = 10-6 micro m
0.000,000,001 = 10-9 nano n
0.000,000,000,001 = 10-12 pico p
0.000,000,000,000,001 = 10-15 femto f
0.000,000,000,000,000,001 = 10-18 atto a

Example: 1500 Hz = 1.5 kHz = 1.5 kilohertz = 1.5 × 103 Hz
Example: 0.007 A = 7 mA = 7 milliamps = 7 × 10-3 Amps

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