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Legend.
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- prefix
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The name of the prefix, which is prepended directly before a unit name with no spaces. For instance, prepending the prefix mega to the SI unit
joule gives the word megajoule.
- symbol
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The symbol of the prefix, to be used in conjunction with the symbol for a unit, following the rules above. For instance, one would write MJ for
megajoule.
- value, expanded value
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The value of the prefix, written in an abbreviated matter and then expanded.
- English name
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The English name for the unit; if U.S. and U.K. nomenclature differs, then both versions are shown.
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Footnotes.
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1.
The deca prefix is sometimes written deka and is
abbreviated dk. Spellings may vary, but its official symbol
is always da, not dk.
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footnote 1
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2.
The micro prefix is actually represented by the Greek letter
mu, but is represented as u throughout these pages.
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footnote 2
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Cross-references.
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Physics reference: Binary prefixes
A comphrensive table of all binary multiples.
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