Metric prefixes

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See below a list of the currently accepted metric prefixes:

Text	Symbol	Factor	Power
exa	E	1000000000000000000	1018
peta	P	1000000000000000	1015
tera	T	1000000000000	1012
giga	G	1000000000	109
mega	M	1000000	106
kilo	k	1000	103
hecto	h	100	102
deca	da	10	101
deci	d	0.1	10-1
centi	c	0.01	10-2
mili	m	0.001	10-3
micro	μ	0.000001	10-6
nano	n	0.000000001	10-9
pico	p	0.000000000001	10-12
femto	f	0.000000000000001	10-15
atto	a	0.000000000000000001	10-18

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