mega

• unit prefix

  • new in 1.67

  • used before many unit names to multiply by 10^6 (a million). For example, a megameter is 1000000 meters.

  • Currently the following unit names beginning with this prefix may be used: megaamp, megaampere, megaamperes, megaamps, megacoulomb, megacoulombs, megafarad, megafarads, megagram, megagrams, megahenries, megahenry, megahertz, megahz, megajoule, megajoules, megaliter, megaliters, megalitre, megalitres, megameter, megameters, megametre, megametres, meganewton, meganewtons, megaohm, megaohms, megapascal, megapascals, megasec, megasecond, megaseconds, megasecs, megasiemens, megatesla, megateslas, megavolt, megavolts, megawatt, megawatts, megaweber, megawebers, megaω

  • 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