unit prefix is a specifier or mnemonic that is added to the beginning of a unit of measurement to indicate multiples or fractions of the units. Units...

A metric prefix is a unit prefix that precedes a basic unit of measure to indicate a multiple or submultiple of the unit. All metric prefixes used today...

binary prefix is a unit prefix that indicates a multiple of a unit of measurement by an integer power of two. The most commonly used binary prefixes are...

derived units. Since the sizes of coherent units will be convenient for only some applications and not for others, the SI provides twenty-four prefixes which...

dictionary. Nano (symbol n) is a unit prefix meaning one billionth. Used primarily with the metric system, this prefix denotes a factor of 10−9 or 0.000000001...

a decimal unit prefix in the metric system denoting multiplication by one thousand (103). It is used in the International System of Units, where it has...

hecto- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hecto (symbol: h) is a decimal unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one hundred. It was adopted...

Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Micro (Greek letter μ, mu, non-italic) is a unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one millionth (10−6). It comes...

"ten"). It is used in many words. It is also a decimal unit prefix in the International System of Units (SI) denoting a factor of ten, with symbol da and spelled...

Giga- (/ˈɡɪɡə/ or /ˈdʒɪɡə/) is a unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of a short-scale billion or long-scale milliard (109 or 1,000,000...

(symbol c) is a unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one hundredth. Proposed in 1793, and adopted in 1795, the prefix comes from the Latin...

(symbol m) is a unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one thousandth (10−3). Proposed in 1793, and adopted in 1795, the prefix comes from the...

obsolete decimal metric prefix denoting a factor of 104 (ten thousand). It originates from the Greek μύριοι (mýrioi) (myriad). The prefix was part of the original...

dictionary. Mega is a unit prefix in metric systems of units denoting a factor of one million (106 or 1000000). It has the unit symbol M. It was confirmed...

(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...

fraction of a given unit. Unit prefixes are common base-10 or base-2 powers multiples and submultiples of units. While a base unit is one that has been...

A prefix is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word. Particularly in the study of languages, a prefix is also called a preformative, because...

and ISQ, the prefix k stands for kilo, meaning 1000, while Ki is the symbol for the binary prefix kibi-, meaning 1024. The binary prefixes were introduced...

non-SI term micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equalling 1×10−6 metre (SI standard prefix "micro-" = 10−6); that is...

Multiplier prefixes are used to describe relatively large sizes. For binary hardware, by far the most common hardware today, the smallest unit is the bit...

constant in a linear equation a constant in a polynomial the unit are for area (100 m2) the unit prefix atto (10−18) the first term in a sequence or series Reflectance...

The megabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. Its recommended unit symbol is MB. The unit prefix mega is a multiplier of 1000000...

a unit prefix denoting a factor of 10−6 (one millionth), in this context, the symbol's name is "micro". Metric prefix International System of Units prefix...

set of base units and a nomenclature for describing relatively large and small quantities via decimal-based multiplicative unit prefixes. Though the rules...

to use unit prefixes. At some point in time though, the need to relate the two units might arise, and consequently the need to choose one unit as defining...

Numeral or number prefixes are prefixes derived from numerals or occasionally other numbers. In English and many other languages, they are used to coin...

Asian term for 107 Metric prefix Metric units Numeral prefix Cardarelli, François (2012) [2003]. Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures:...

unofficial unit prefix, used to represent anything from 1015 to 1027 bytes, most often 1027 Bronto Software, a software company "Bronto-" a prefix used in...

A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous...

property. Unit conversion is often easier within a metric system such as the SI than in others, due to the system's coherence and its metric prefixes that...