Prefixes used in measurements

Following prefixes are Applicable for all units

Multiple	Prefix	Symbol
\(10^{-1}\)	deci	d
\(10^{-2}\)	centi	c
\(10^{-3}\)	milli	m
\(10^{-6}\)	micro	\(\mu\)
\(10^{-9}\)	nano	n
\(10^{-12}\)	pico	p
\(10^{-15}\)	femto	f
\(10^{-18}\)	atto	a
\(10^{-21}\)	zepto	z
\(10^{-24}\)	yocto	y

1 Angstrom ( 1\(A^o\) )= \(10^{-10}\) m

Angstrom is applicable only for length

Following prefixes are applicable for all units

Multiple	Prefix	Symbol
\(10^{1}\)	deca	da
\(10^{2}\)	hecto	h
\(10^{3}\)	kilo	k
\(10^{6}\)	mega	M
\(10^{9}\)	giga	G
\(10^{12}\)	tera	T
\(10^{15}\)	peta	P
\(10^{18}\)	exa	E
\(10^{21}\)	zeta	Z
\(10^{24}\)	yotta	Y