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This page and complete <a href="/pml/owm/metric-si" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="d897ce5e-ca33-4ca5-b462-08c0e65c928c" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Metric (SI) Program">Metric (SI) Program</a> contains current SI information. Contact <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">TheSI</span> [at] <span class="d">nist.gov</span><span class="t"> (TheSI[at]nist[dot]gov)</span></span> with comments, questions or concerns.</p></div> <div class="align-left nist-image"> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/480_x_480_limit/public/images/2021/04/20/SI%20Illustration%20Colour%20Full_0.jpg?itok=p6bdLq-g" width="75" height="75" alt="International System of Units Logo" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"> </div> <p>A benefit of the SI (International System of Units) is that written technical information is effectively communicated, transcending the variations of language – including spelling and pronunciation. Values of quantities are expressed using Arabic symbols for numbers paired with a unit symbol, often with a prefix symbol that modifies unit magnitude.</p><p>In the SI, designations of multiples and subdivision of any unit may be arrived at by combining with the name of the unit the prefixes <strong>deka</strong>, <strong>hecto</strong>, and <strong>kilo</strong> meaning, respectively, 10, 100, and 1000, and <strong>deci</strong>, <strong>centi</strong>, and <strong>milli</strong>, meaning, respectively, one-tenth, one-hundredth, and one-thousandth. In certain cases, particularly in scientific usage, it becomes convenient to provide for multiples larger than 1000 and for subdivisions smaller than one-thousandth. The following table of 24 SI prefixes ranging from 10<sup>30</sup> to 10<sup>−30</sup> are currently recognized for use.</p><h3 class="text-align-center">Prefixes</h3><table><thead><tr><th>Purpose</th><th>Name</th><th>Symbol</th><th>Factor</th><th>Name</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="12"><br><br>larger quantities<br>or whole units</td><td align="left">quetta</td><td align="center">Q</td><td align="left">10<sup>30</sup></td><td align="left">nonillion</td></tr><tr><td align="left">ronna</td><td align="center">R</td><td align="left">10<sup>27</sup></td><td align="left">octillion</td></tr><tr><td align="left">yotta</td><td align="center">Y</td><td align="left">10<sup>24</sup></td><td align="left">septillion</td></tr><tr><td align="left">zetta</td><td align="center">Z</td><td align="left">10<sup>21</sup></td><td align="left">sextillion</td></tr><tr><td align="left">exa</td><td align="center">E</td><td align="left">10<sup>18</sup></td><td align="left">quintillion</td></tr><tr><td align="left">peta</td><td align="center">P</td><td align="left">10<sup>15</sup></td><td align="left">quadrillion</td></tr><tr><td align="left">tera<br>Example: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terahertz">terahertz</a></td><td align="center">T</td><td align="left">10<sup>12</sup></td><td align="left">trillion</td></tr><tr><td align="left">giga<br>Example: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigawatt">gigawatt</a></td><td align="center">G</td><td align="left">10<sup>9</sup></td><td align="left">billion</td></tr><tr><td align="left">mega</td><td align="center">M</td><td align="left">10<sup>6</sup></td><td align="left">million</td></tr><tr><td align="left">kilo<br>Example: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kiloliter">kiloliter</a></td><td align="center">k</td><td align="left">10<sup>3</sup></td><td align="left">thousand</td></tr><tr><td align="left">hecto<br>Example: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hectare">hectare</a></td><td align="center">h</td><td align="left">10<sup>2</sup></td><td align="left">hundred</td></tr><tr><td align="left">deka<br>Example: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dekameter">dekameter</a></td><td align="center">da</td><td align="left">10<sup>1</sup></td><td align="left">ten</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left"> </td><td align="left">10<sup>0</sup></td><td align="left">one</td></tr><tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="12">smaller quantities<br>or sub units</td><td align="left">deci<br>Example: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decimeter">decimeter</a></td><td align="center">d</td><td align="left">10<sup>-1</sup></td><td align="left">tenth</td></tr><tr><td align="left">centi<br>Example: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centigram">centigram</a></td><td align="center">c</td><td align="left">10<sup>-2</sup></td><td align="left">hundredth</td></tr><tr><td align="left">milli<br>Example: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milliliter">milliliter</a></td><td align="center">m</td><td align="left">10<sup>-3</sup></td><td align="left">thousandth</td></tr><tr><td align="left">micro<br>Example: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microgram">microgram</a></td><td align="center">μ</td><td align="left">10<sup>-6</sup></td><td align="left">millionth</td></tr><tr><td align="left">nano<br>Example: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nanometer">nanometer</a></td><td align="center">n</td><td align="left">10<sup>-9</sup></td><td align="left">billionth</td></tr><tr><td align="left">pico<br>Example: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picogram">picogram</a></td><td align="center">p</td><td align="left">10<sup>-12</sup></td><td align="left">trillionth</td></tr><tr><td align="left">femto<br>Example: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/femtosecond">femtosecond</a></td><td align="center">f</td><td align="left">10<sup>-15</sup></td><td align="left">quadrillionth</td></tr><tr><td align="left">atto</td><td align="center">a</td><td align="left">10<sup>-18</sup></td><td align="left">quintillionth</td></tr><tr><td align="left">zepto<br>Example: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zeptosecond">zeptosecond</a></td><td align="center">z</td><td align="left">10<sup>-21</sup></td><td align="left">sextillionth</td></tr><tr><td align="left">yocto<br>Example: <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yoctosecond">yoctosecond</a></td><td align="center">y</td><td align="left">10<sup>-24</sup></td><td align="left">septillionth</td></tr><tr><td align="left">ronto</td><td align="center">r</td><td align="left">10<sup>-27</sup></td><td align="left">octillionth</td></tr><tr><td align="left">quecto</td><td align="center">q</td><td align="left">10<sup>-30</sup></td><td align="left">nonillionth</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>The simplified table below shows common metric prefixes and the relationship with their place values. Note that the recommended decimal sign or marker for use in the United States is the dot on the line, which is used to separate whole numbers from parts. Use a <em>leading zero</em> for numbers less than one. The convention of writing a zero before the decimal point is used to ensure that the quantity is appropriately interpreted.</p><table><thead><tr><th colspan="4" align="center"><p class="text-align-center"><strong>Whole Units</strong></p></th><th colspan="3" align="center"><p class="text-align-center"><strong>Decimal Units</strong></p></th></tr><tr><th>thousands</th><th>hundreds</th><th>tens</th><th>SI unit<sup>*</sup></th><th>tenths</th><th>hundredths</th><th>thousandths</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left">1000</td><td align="left">100</td><td align="left">10</td><td align="left">1</td><td align="left">0.1</td><td align="left">0.01</td><td align="left">0.001</td></tr><tr><td align="left">kilo-</td><td align="left">hecto-</td><td align="left">deka-</td><td align="left">meter<br>gram<br>liter</td><td align="left">deci-</td><td align="left">centi-</td><td align="left">milli</td></tr></tbody></table><p>   * SI base or derived units with special names may be used</p><p><br><strong>Prefix Progress.</strong> Since the first eight prefixes were adopted by the CGPM in 1889, there have been five subsequent prefix expansions. This chronological summary highlights these developments.    </p><table><thead><tr><th><span><strong>Year</strong></span></th><th><p class="text-align-center"><span><strong>Description</strong></span></p></th><th><p class="text-align-center"><span><strong>Prefix Total</strong></span></p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><span>1795</span></td><td><span>Eight original SI prefixes were officially adopted: deca, hecto, kilo, myria, deci, centi, milli, and myrio, derived from Greek and Latin numbers. Initially, all prefixes were represented by lowercase symbols.</span></td><td><p class="text-align-center"><span>8</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span>1889</span></td><td><span>The first General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) approves the 8 prefixes for use.</span></td><td><p class="text-align-center"><span>8</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span>1960</span></td><td><span>Two prefixes were made obsolete:  myria and myrio. Six prefixes were added. Three for forming multiples:  mega, giga, and tera.  Three for forming submultiples: micro, nano, and pico.</span></td><td><p class="text-align-center"><span>12</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span>1964</span></td><td><span>Two prefixes for forming submultiples were added:  femto and atto.  This created an imbalanced situation, where there were </span><em><span>more</span></em><span> prefixes for small quantities.</span></td><td><p class="text-align-center"><span>14</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span>1975</span></td><td><span>Two prefixes for forming multiples were added:  peta and exa.</span></td><td><p class="text-align-center"><span>16</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span>1991</span></td><td><span>Four prefixes were added. Two for forming multiples:  zetta and yotta.  Two for forming submultiples: zepto and yocto.</span></td><td><p class="text-align-center"><span>20</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span>2022</span></td><td><span>Four prefixes were added.  Two for forming multiples:  ronna and quetta.  Two forming submultiples:  ronto and quecto.</span></td><td><p class="text-align-center"><span>24</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Capitalization.</strong> SI prefixes for submultiples (smaller quantities or sub units) are formatted with all lowercase symbols while prefixes for multiples (larger quantities or whole units) use uppercase symbols with the exception of three: kilo (k), hecto (h) and deka (da). </p><p><strong>Historical Exception. </strong>For historical reasons, the name "kilogram" for the SI base unit of mass contains the name "kilo," the SI prefix for 10<sup>3</sup>. Thus, because compound prefixes are unacceptable, symbols for decimal multiples and submultiples of the unit of mass are formed by attaching SI prefix symbols to g (gram). The names of such multiples and submultiples are formed by attaching SI prefix names to the name "gram." Example: 1 mg, NOT 1 μkg (1 microkilogram).</p><p><strong>Spelling.</strong> It’s important to note that spelling in NIST publications are made in accordance with the <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-STYLEMANUAL-2016/pdf/GPO-STYLEMANUAL-2016.pdf"><em>United States Government Printing Office Style Manual</em></a>, which follows American English writing practices found in <em>Webster's Third New International Dictionary</em>. For example, the prefix <strong>deka</strong> is used (American English spelling) but not <strong>deca</strong> (British English). Webster’s pronunciation guidance reflects contemporary American English.</p><p><strong>Writing</strong>. 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