Measurement Terms
SI (International System) Multipliers
Multiple Prefix Symbol
1012 tera T
109 giga G
106 mega M
103 kilo k
102 hecto h
101 deka da
10 –1 deci d
10 –2 centi c
10 –3 milli m
10 –6 micro μ
10 –9 nano n
10 –12 pico p
10 –15 femto f
10 –18 atto a
SI Base Units
meter m
kilogram kg
second s (sec)
ampere A
kelvin K
mole mol
candela cd
SI Derived Units
becquerel Bq 1 disintegration/seccoulomb C A ⋅sec
farad F A ⋅sec/V = A^2 ⋅sec^4 ⋅kg–1⋅m–2
gray Gy J/kg
henry H Wb/A
hertz Hz sec–1(cycle/sec)joule J kg ⋅m^2 ⋅sec–2= 10^7 ergs
Part II: Specific Topics