
Name
Symbol
Unit multiplication factor
peta
P
10
15
= 1,000,000,000,000,000
tera
T
10
12
= 1,000,000,000,000
giga
G
10
9
= 1,000,000,000
mega
M
10
6
= 1,000,000
kilo
k
10³ = 1000
hecto
h
10² = 100
deca
da
10
deci
d
10
-1
= 0.1
centi
c
10
-2
= 0.01
milli
m
10
-3
= 0.001
micro
µ
10
-6
= 0.000 001
nano
n
10
-9
= 0.000 000 001
pico
p
10
-12
= 0.000 000 000 001
femto
f
10
-15
= 0.000 000 000 000 001
atto
a
10
-18
= 0.000 000 000 000 000 001
zepto
z
10
-21
= 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 001
yocto
y
10
-24
= 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001
2.1.5.3 Technical units
Conversion table
Distance
You have:
You need:
To obtain:
1 metre
To multiply by 39.37
inches (in or ")
1 metre
To multiply by 1.094
yards (yd)
1 centimetre
To multiply by 0.3937
inches (in or ")
1 millimetre
To multiply by 0.03937
inches (in or ")
1 kilometre
To multiply by 0.622
miles
1 ft
To multiply by 30.48
centimetres (cm)
1 ft
To multiply by 0.3048
metres (m)
1 ft
To multiply by 12.0
inches (in or ")
1 inch
To multiply by 25.4
millimetres (mm)
1 inch
To multiply by 0.0833
feet (or ')
1 yard
To multiply by 0.914
metres (m)
1 mile (legal)
To multiply by 1,609.0
metres (m)
1 mile (nautical)
To multiply by 1,853.0
metres (m)
1 knot
To multiply by 21.938
metres (m)
1 fathom
To multiply by 1.828
metres (m)
1 league
To multiply by 6,600.0
metres (m)
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