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The template common metric prefixes creates an infobox that lists the most commonly used metric prefixes. The list is a subset of the list in the 8th edition of the official brochure of the BIPM (SI units and prefixes). It has no parameters.
Usage
{{common metric prefixes}} gives
| Metric prefixes in everyday use | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Symbol | Factor | Power |
| tera | T | Template:Val | 1012 |
| giga | G | Template:Val | 109 |
| mega | M | Template:Val | 106 |
| kilo | k | Template:Val | 103 |
| hecto | h | 100 | 102 |
| deca | da | 10 | 101 |
| (none) | (none) | 1 | 100 |
| deci | d | 0.1 | 10−1 |
| centi | c | 0.01 | 10−2 |
| milli | m | 0.001 | 10−3 |
| micro | μ | Template:Val | 10−6 |
| nano | n | Template:Val | 10−9 |
| pico | p | Template:Val | 10−12 |
See also