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 |
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