Metric Prefixes
Learn common metrix prefixes including symbols, meanings, decimal place values and Base 10 exponents.
| Prefix | Symbol | Meaning | Decimal | Exponential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| giga | G | a billion times | 1,000,000,000 | 10x9 |
| mega | M | a million times | 1,000,000 | 10x6 |
| kilo | k | a thousand times | 1,000 | 10x3 |
| hecto | h | a hundred times | 100 | 10x2 |
| deca | da | ten times | 10 | 10x1 |
| deci | d | a tenth | 1/10 | 10x-1 |
| centi | c | a hundredth | 1/100 | 10x-2 |
| milli | m | a thousandth | 1/1000 | 10x-3 |
| micro | μ | a millionth | 1/1,000,000 | 10x-6 |
| nano | n | a billionth | 1/1,000,000,000 | 10x-9 |