SI unit Prefixes (Animal Science)

SI unit prefixes

Prefix	Name	Size
k	kilo	1000
d	deca	One-tenth, $10^{-1}$
c	centi	One-hundredth, $10^{-2}$
m	milli	One-thousandth, $10^{-3}$
μ	micro	One-millionth, $10^{-6}$

Examples

• 1 kg = 1000 g
• 1 mg = 0.001 g
• 1 cm = 0.01 m
• 1 m = 1,000,000 μm

See Also

For further information on units see: SI units table.