femto means 10^-18
atto means 10^-15
pico means 10^-12
nano means 10^-9
micro means 10^-6
milli means 10^-3
centi means 10^-2
deci means 10^-1
unit is 10^0
deka means 10^1
hecto means 10^2
kilo means 10^3
mega means 10^6
giga means 10^9
tera means 10^12
But what are the terms for 10^15 and 10^18?
I know I've seen these somewhere, but I'm b'gg'r'd if I can remember where.
2007-03-30 11:54:14 · 5 answers · asked by RobRoy 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
peta , exa.
and it is NOT deka but deCa
see also : http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Am1o.4cMC946gBtWzSPJJWTty6IX?qid=20070330143848AAPiLzV&show=7#profile-info-GH66SZZlaa
2007-03-30 11:58:53 · answer #1 · answered by gjmb1960 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. 10^15 is a quadrillion, 10^18 is a quintillion. Not sure on the metric prefix.
2007-03-30 19:00:09 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10^15 is peta
10^18 is exa
2007-03-30 19:02:04 · answer #3 · answered by Geddy_V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peta and Exa
2007-03-30 18:57:22 · answer #4 · answered by Harry Callaghan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's either Spock or Klingon
2007-03-30 18:57:59 · answer #5 · answered by M P 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋