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Multiples & Submultiples of Units      Derived Quantities

The Greek Alphabet
Metric Units in the Systeme International Unites (SI)



 

 

Multiples & Submultiples of Units

x Factor
Prefix
Symbol
1012
tera
T
109
giga
G
106
mega
M
103
kilo
k
102
hecto
h
101
deca
de
10-1
deci
d
10-2
centi
c
10-3
milli
m
10-6
micro
µ
10-9
nana
n
10-12
pico
p
10-15
femto
f
10-18
atto
a


The Greek Alphabet


Name
Lower Case
Upper Case
Alpha
à
A
Beta
b
B
Gamma
g
â
Delta
d
D
Epsilon
î
E
Zeta
z
Z
Eta
h
H
Theta
q
é
Iota
i
I
Kappa
k
K
Lambda
l
L
Mu
m
M
Nu
 
N
Xl
x
X
Omicrom
o
O
Pi
p
P
Rho
r
P
Sigma
s
ä
Tau
t
T
Upsilon
u
T
Phi
f
è
Chi
C
X
Psi
y
Y
Omega
w
ê


Metric Units in the Systeme International  Unites (SI)


Quantity
Symbol
Unit
Abbreviation
Length
l
meter
m
Mass
m
kilogram
kg
Time
t
second
s
Current
I, I
ampere
A
Temperature
oK
degree kelvin
K
Luminous Intensity
cd
candela
cd

 

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