Milli-

"Milli" redirects here; for the village in Azerbaijan, see Birinci Milli; for the Lil Wayne song, see A Milli; for similar-sounding words, see Millie.

Milli (symbol m) is a prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one thousandth (10−3).[1] Adopted in 1795, the prefix comes from the Latin mille, meaning one thousand (the plural is milia).

Metric prefixes
Prefix Symbol 1000m 10n Decimal English word[n 1] Since[n 2]
yotta Y  10008  1024 1000000000000000000000000 septillion 1991
zetta Z  10007  1021 1000000000000000000000 sextillion 1991
exa E  10006  1018 1000000000000000000 quintillion 1975
peta P  10005  1015 1000000000000000 quadrillion 1975
tera T  10004  1012 1000000000000 trillion 1960
giga G  10003  109 1000000000 billion 1960
mega M  10002  106 1000000 million 1960
kilo k  10001  103 1000 thousand 1795
hecto h  10002/3  102 100 hundred 1795
deca da  10001/3  101 10 ten 1795
 10000  100 1 one
deci d  1000−1/3  10−1 0.1 tenth 1795
centi c  1000−2/3   10−2 0.01 hundredth 1795
milli m  1000−1  10−3 0.001 thousandth 1795
micro µ  1000−2  10−6 0.000001 millionth 1960
nano n  1000−3  10−9 0.000000001 billionth 1960
pico p  1000−4  10−12 0.000000000001 trillionth 1960
femto f  1000−5  10−15 0.000000000000001 quadrillionth 1964
atto a  1000−6  10−18 0.000000000000000001 quintillionth 1964
zepto z  1000−7  10−21 0.000000000000000000001 sextillionth 1991
yocto y  1000−8  10−24  0.000000000000000000000001 septillionth 1991
  1. ^ This table uses the short scale.
  2. ^ The metric system was introduced in 1795 with six prefixes. The other dates relate to recognition by a resolution of the CGPM.

References

  1. ^ "NIST Guide to the SI". See section 4.3 Decimal multiples and submultiples of SI units: SI prefixes, Table 5.
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