What is the metric prefix for 10?

deka da
Metric Prefixes

Prefix Unit Abbrev. Meaning
mega M 1,000,000
kilo k 1000
hecto h 100
deka da 10

What is the prefix for 10 to the?

The 20 SI Prefixes

Multiple Amount Prefix
102 1 hundred hecto
101 ten deca
Sub-multiple Fraction Prefix
10-1 1 tenth deci

What is the prefix for 10 in chemistry?

deca-
Greek Prefixes

Prefix Number Example
hepta- 7 n-heptane
octa- 8 iso-octane
nona- 9 nanosecond
deca- 10 decimal

What is a prefix of a unit?

Unit prefix. A unit prefix is a specifier or mnemonic that is prepended to units of measurement to indicate multiples or fractions of the units. Units of various sizes are commonly formed by the use of such prefixes. The prefixes of the metric system, such as kilo and milli, represent multiplication by powers of ten.

What prefix is equivalent to 10 to the power of?

Power of ten Prefix Prefix
10—01 deci- deca- or deka-
10—02 centi- hecto-
10—03 milli- kilo-
10—06 micro- mega-

Which prefix means 1/10 of a unit in the metric system?

Deci
Deci (symbol d) is a decimal unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one tenth. Proposed in 1793, and adopted in 1795, the prefix comes from the Latin decimus, meaning “tenth”. Since 1960, the prefix is part of the International System of Units (SI).

What is the correct unit symbol and prefix for 10-9 bytes?

Table 5. SI prefixes

Factor Name Symbol
10-6 micro µ
10-9 nano n
10-12 pico p
10-15 femto f

What is the prefix for 10-12?

pico p

Prefix Symbol Meaning
nano n 10-9
pico p 10-12
femto f 10-15
atto a 10-18

What is SI prefix as a power of 10?

What is the prefix of 10 11?

Metric and SI Unit Prefixes

yotta- (Y-) 1024 19th General Conference, 1991
pico- (p-) 10-12 11th General Conference, 1960
femto- (f-) 10-15 12th General Conference, 1964
atto- (a-) 10-18 12th General Conference, 1964
zepto- (z-) 10-21 19th General Conference, 1991