SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
Very often in Physics numbers get too large and it becomes impractical to write them out. The scientific notation makes it easier to work with large numbers.
|
Power of Ten |
E Notation |
Decimal Equivalent |
Prefix |
Symbol |
|
1012 |
E + 12 |
1 000 000 000 000 |
Tera |
T |
|
109 |
E + 09 |
1 000 000 000 |
Giga |
G |
|
106 |
E + 06 |
1 000 000 |
Mega |
M |
|
103 |
E + 03 |
1 000 |
Kilo |
k |
|
102 |
E + 02 |
100 |
hecto |
h |
|
10 |
E + 01 |
10 |
deka |
da |
|
10-1 |
E - 01 |
0.1 |
deci |
d |
|
10-2 |
E - 02 |
0.01 |
centi |
c |
|
10-3 |
E - 03 |
0.001 |
milli |
m |
|
10-6 |
E - 06 |
0.000 001 |
micro |
µ |
|
10-9 |
E - 09 |
0.000 000 001 |
nano |
n |
|
10-12 |
E - 12 |
0.000 000 000 001 |
pico |
p |
|
10-15 |
E - 15 |
0.000 000 000 000 001 |
femto |
f |
|
10-18 |
E - 18 |
0.000 000 000 000 000 001 |
atto |
a |