micro

• unit prefix

  • new in 1.67

  • used before many unit names to multiply by 10^-6 (one millionth). For example, a micrometer is 0.000001 meters.

  • Currently the following unit names beginning with this prefix may be used: microamp, microampere, microamperes, microamps, microcoulomb, microcoulombs, microfarad, microfarads, microgram, micrograms, microhenries, microhenry, microhertz, microhz, microjoule, microjoules, microliter, microliters, microlitre, microlitres, micrometer, micrometers, micrometre, micrometres, micronewton, micronewtons, microohm, microohms, micropascal, micropascals, microsec, microsecond, microseconds, microsecs, microsiemens, microtesla, microteslas, microvolt, microvolts, microwatt, microwatts, microweber, microwebers, microω

  • 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