Standard SI prefixes for metric units
Updated 05 Mar 2024
In response to Learning Catalytics questions where a unit of measure is required, use International System of Units (SI) prefixes with a unit to indicate multiplication or division.
Examples
- Add milli- to liter to form milliliter
- Add kilo- to gram to form kilogram
- Add centi- to meter to form centimeter
To use units of measure in expressions, see Enter algebraic expressions.
Prefixes allowed
- googol
- yebi
- zebi
- exi
- pebi
- tebi
- gibi
- mebi
- kibi
- yotta
- zetta
- exa
- peta
- tera
- giga
- mega
- kilo
- hecto
- deca
- deci
- centi
- milli
- micro
- nano
- pico
- femto
- atto
- zepto
- yocto