Converting between Metric Units of Mass
The metric system has prefix modifiers that are multiples of 10.
| Prefix |
Symbol |
Factor Number |
Factor Word |
| Tera | T | 1,000,000,000,000 | Trillion |
| Giga | G | 1,000,000,000 | Billion |
| Mega | M | 1,000,000 | Million |
| Kilo | k | 1,000 | Thousand |
| Hecto | h | 100 | Hundred |
| Deca | da | 10 | Ten |
| Deci | d | 0.1 | Tenth |
| Centi | c | 0.01 | Hundredth |
| Milli | m | 0.001 | Thousandth |
| Micro | u | 0.000001 | Millionth |
| Nano | n | 0.000000001 | Billionth |
| Pico | p | 0.000000000001 | Trillionth |
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