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An SI prefix (also known as a metric prefix) is a name or associated symbol that precedes a unit of measure (or its symbol) to form a decimal multiple or submultiple. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefixThe 20 SI prefixes used to form decimal multiples and submultiples of SI units are given in Table 5. http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/prefixes.htmlMetric Prefixes. To help the SI units apply to a wide range of phenomena, the 19th General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1991 extended the list of metric prefixes so that ... http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/prefixes.htmlA comphrensive table of all SI multiples and submultiples. ... prefix symbol value expanded value English name; yotta: Y: 10 24: 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000: U.S. septillion; http://www.alcyone.com/max/reference/physics/prefixes.htmlBIPM internet site - ... The 11th CGPM (1960, Resolution 12) adopted a series of prefixes and prefix symbols to form the names and symbols of the decimal multiples and submultiples ... http://www.bipm.org/en/si/prefixes.html |
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