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Multiple
Prefix
Symbol
Common Name
(10
100
)
100
anton
A
antonplex
(10
10
)
100
-
-
googolplex
10
100
-
-
googol
10
24
yotta
Y
heptillion
10
21
zetta
Z
hexillion
10
18
exa
E
quintillion
10
15
peta
P
quadrillion
10
12
tera
T
trillion
10
9
giga
G
billion
10
6
mega
M
million
10
3
kilo
k
thousand
10
2
hecto
h
hundred
10
1
deca
da
ten
10
-1
deci
d
tenth
10
-2
centi
c
hundreth
10
-3
milli
m
thousandth
10
-6
micro
(Greek mu)
millionth
10
-9
nano
n
billionth
10
-12
pico
p
trillionth
10
-15
femto
f
quadrillionth
10
-18
atto
a
quintillionth
10
-21
zepto
z
hexillionth
10
-24
yocto
y
heptillionth
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