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This website is designed to convert
units from the Metric, or International System of Units (SI), system to the
English system, and vice-versa. Also, this site provides information on
dimensions and units.
To get started, click on the link associated with the desired dimension.
Background
The two major systems of measurement are
the Metric System and the English System. The Metric System is the most
common system of measurement and is a ten-based system, meaning that each
subsequent measurement unit is a multiple of ten from the fundamental unit.
The English System of measurement is the common system for the United States and
has no common number base such as the Metric System. Many of the English
units today are defined in terms of the Metric System due to its accuracy and
widespread use.
INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS
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Units |
Multiplication Factor |
|
Prefix |
Symbol |
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septillions |
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
= 1024 |
yotta |
Y |
|
sextillions |
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
= 1021 |
zetta |
Z |
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quintillions |
1,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
= 1018 |
exa |
E |
|
quadrillions |
1,000,000,000,000,000 |
= 1015 |
peta |
P |
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trillions |
1,000,000,000,000 |
= 1012 |
tera |
T |
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billions |
1,000,000,000 |
= 109 |
giga |
G |
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millions |
1,000,000 |
= 106 |
mega |
M |
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thousands |
1,000 |
= 103 |
kilo |
k |
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hundreds |
100 |
= 102 |
hecto |
h |
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tenths |
10 |
= 101 |
deka |
da |
|
one tenth |
0.1 |
= 101 |
deci |
d |
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one hundredth |
0.01 |
= 102 |
centi |
c |
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one thousandth |
0.001 |
= 103 |
milli |
m |
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one millionth |
0.000 001 |
= 106 |
micro |
΅ |
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one billionth |
0.000 000 001 |
= 109 |
nano |
n |
|
one trillionth |
0.000 000 000 001 |
= 1012 |
pico |
p |
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one quadrillionth |
0.000 000 000 000 001 |
= 1015 |
femto |
f |
|
one quintillionth |
0.000 000 000 000 000 001 |
= 1018 |
atto |
a |
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one sextillionth |
0.000 000 000 000 000 000 001 |
= 1021 |
zepto |
z |
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one septillionth |
0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 |
= 1024 |
yocto |
y |
Information from:
Title:
INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS
Database: Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia
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