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Unit Multipliers

Decimal multipliers for unit symbols are taken from the recommendations in ISO 2955-174 (E) and are listed below. Both the abbreviation and the complete name may be used. Decimal multipliers may be used with any unit symbol except for the symbols for temperature. Combinations of decimal multipliers and unit symbols that eliminate one or more of the vowels of each when combined are listed in the conversion table, e.g., micro + ohm = microhm.  

Multiplier Symbol              Factor by which the
			       unit is multiplied 

t, tera                        1E+12 = 10**12
g, giga                        1E+09 = 10**9
ma, mega                       1E+06 = 10**6
k, kilo                        1E+03 = 10**3
h, hecto                       1E+02 = 10**2
da, deca                       1E+01 = 10
d, deci                        1E-01 = 10**-1
c, centi                       1E-02 = 10**-2
m, milli                       1E-03 = 10**-3
u, micro                       1E-06 = 10**-6
n, nano                        1E-09 = 10**-9
p, pico                        1E-12 = 10**-12
f, femto                       1E-15 = 10**-15
a, atto                        1E-18 = 10**-18