Common Metric System Prefixes with Their Symbols and Mathematical Meanings
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micro-
u (Greek mu)= 0.000001 (10^-6, one-millionth)
giga-
G = 1,000,000,000 (10^9, billion)
mega-
M = 1,000,000 (10^6, million)
centi-
c = 0.01 (10^-2, one-hundredth)
deci-
d = 0.1 (10^-1, one-tenth)
kilo-
k = 1000 (10^3, thousand)
milli-
m = 0.001 (10^-3, one-thousandth)
nano-
n = 0.000000001 (10^-9, one-billionth)
pico-
p = 0.000000000001 (10^-12, one-trillionth)