NUMBERS

NUMBER SCALES :-

In the Metric system unwieldy small and large numbers can be represented using words.

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Small Numbers Scales -

Number....................	Name	Symbol	Description (Short Scale)	Description (Long Scale)
0.1	deci	d	Tenth	Tenth
0.01	centi	c	Hundredth	Hundredth
0.001	milli	m	Thousandth	Thousandth
0.000 001	micro	u	Millionth	Millionth
0.000 000 001	nano	n	Billionth	Thousand Millionth
0.000 000 000 001	pico	p	Trillionth	Billionth
0.000 000 000 000 001	femto	f	Quadrillionth	Thousand Billionth
0.000 000 000 000 000 001	atto	a	Quitillionth	Trillionth
0.000 000 000 000 000 000 001	zepto	z	Sextillionth	Thousand Trillionth
0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001	yocto	y	Septillionth	Quadrillionth

Large Numbers Scales -

Number....................	Name	Symbol	Description (Short Scale)	Description (Long Scale)
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000	yotta	Y	Septillion	Quadrillion
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000	zetta	Z	Sextillion	Thousand Trillion/Trilliard
1,000,000,000,000,000,000	exa	E	Quintillion	Trillion
1,000,000,000,000,000	peta	P	Quadrillion	Thousand Billion/Billiard
1,000,000,000,000	tera	T	Trillion	Billion
1,000,000,000	giga	G	Billion	Thousand Million/Milliard
1,000,000	mega	M	Million	Million
1,000	kilo	k	Thousand	Thousand
100	hecto	h	Hundred	Hundred
10	deca	da	Ten	Ten>