Chuck Oates
OCCC APPM 1313
Metric Prefix Examples / Equivalences
|
Prefix,
Abbreviation and Quantity |
Equivalences for |
Equivalences for |
Equivalences for Liters (L) |
|
mega: M 1,000,000 |
1 Mm = 1,000,000 m |
1 Mg = 1,000,000 g |
1 ML = 1,000,000 L |
|
kilo: k 1,000 |
1 km = 1,000
m |
1 kg = 1,000
g |
1 kL =
1,000 L |
|
hecto: h 100 |
1 hm = 100
m |
1 hg = 100
g |
1 hL
= 100
L |
|
deka: da 10 |
1 dam = 10
m |
1 dag = 10
g |
1 daL = 10
L |
|
(one) ( ) 1 |
1 m = 1
m |
1 g = 1
g |
1 L = 1
L |
|
deci: d 1/10 |
1 dm = 1/10
m 10 dm = 1
m |
1 dg = 1/10
g 10 dg = 1
g |
1 dL = 1/10
L 10 dL = 1
L |
|
centi: c 1/100 |
1 cm = 1/100
m 100 cm = 1
m |
1 cg = 1/100
g 100 cg = 1
g |
1 cL = 1/100
L 100 cL = 1
L |
|
milli: m 1/1,000 |
1 mm = 1/1,000
m 1,000 mm = 1
m |
1 mg = 1/1,000
g 1,000 mg = 1
g |
1 mL = 1/1,000
L 1,000 mL = 1
L |
|
micro: mc (μ) 1/1,000,000 |
1 μm = 1/1,000,000
m 1,000,000 μm = 1 m |
1 mcg = 1/1,000,000
g 1,000,000 mcg = 1 g |
1 μL = 1/1,000,000
L 1,000,000 μL = 1 L |