Handout Unit Conversions (Dimensional Analysis)

kilo k 1,000 = 103 hecto h 100 = 102 deca da 10 1 deci d 10 1 = 0.1 = 10-1 centi c 100 1 = 0.01 = 10-2 milli m 1,000 1 = 0.001 = 10-3 (a thousandth) micro μ (the Greek letter mu) 1 1,000,000 = 0.000001 = 10-6 (a millionth) nano n 1,000,000,000 1 = 0.000000001 = 10-9 (a billionth) Basic metric units length meter (m) mass gram (g) volume liter (L) ................
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