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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 [http://www.cipm.org/utils/common/pdf/si_brochure_8_en.pdf official brochure] of the [[BIPM]] (SI units and prefixes). It has no parameters. |
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 [http://www.cipm.org/utils/common/pdf/si_brochure_8_en.pdf official brochure] of the [[Wikipedia:BIPM|BIPM]] (SI units and prefixes). It has no parameters. |
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=== Usage === |
=== Usage === |
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Latest revision as of 18:18, 22 October 2020
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 | 1000000000000 | 1012 |
| giga | G | 1000000000 | 109 |
| mega | M | 1000000 | 106 |
| kilo | k | 1000 | 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 | 0.000001 | 10−6 |
| nano | n | 0.000000001 | 10−9 |
| pico | p | 0.000000000001 | 10−12 |
See also
For documentation see wikipedia page wikipedia:Template:Common metric prefixes