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Glossary
Symbol
Prefix
Value
c
centi
10
–2
m
milli
10
–3
μ
micro
10
– 6
n
nano
10
–9
k
kilo
10
3
M
mega
10
6
Symbols
°
degree
–
negative of, or min
u
s
/
per
%
percent
±
pl
u
s or min
u
s
+
positive of, or pl
u
s
A
A
amperes
ANSI
American National Standards Instit
u
te
API
application programming interface
arm
To enable a co
u
nter to start an operation. If the application req
u
ires a
trigger, an armed co
u
nter waits for the trigger to begin the operation.
ASIC
application specific integrated circ
u
it