kilo

• unit prefix

  • new in 1.67

  • used before many unit names to multiply by 1000. For example, a kilometer is 1000 meters.

  • Currently the following unit names beginning with this prefix may be used: kiloamp, kiloampere, kiloamperes, kiloamps, kilocoulomb, kilocoulombs, kilofarad, kilofarads, kilogram, kilograms, kilohenries, kilohenry, kilohertz, kilohz, kilojoule, kilojoules, kiloliter, kiloliters, kilolitre, kilolitres, kilometer, kilometers, kilometre, kilometres, kilonewton, kilonewtons, kiloohm, kiloohms, kilopascal, kilopascals, kilosec, kilosecond, kiloseconds, kilosecs, kilosiemens, kilotesla, kiloteslas, kilovolt, kilovolts, kilowatt, kilowatts, kiloweber, kilowebers, kiloω

  • The full list of metric prefixes includes:

    • Prefix	Multiple
      deci	0.1
      centi	0.01
      milli	0.001
      micro	10 ^ -6
      nano	10 ^ -9
      pico	10 ^ -12
      femto	10 ^ -15
      atto	10 ^ -18
      zepto	10 ^ -21
      yocto	10 ^ -24
      deca, deka	10
      hecto	100
      kilo	1000
      mega	10 ^ 6
      giga	10 ^ 9
      tera	10 ^ 12
      peta	10 ^ 15
      exa	10 ^ 18
      zetta	10 ^ 21
      yotta	10 ^ 24