pico

• unit prefix

  • new in 1.67

  • used before many unit names to multiply by 10^-12 (one trillionth). For example, a picometer is 0.000000000001 meters.

  • Currently the following unit names beginning with this prefix may be used: picoamp, picoampere, picoamperes, picoamps, picocoulomb, picocoulombs, picofarad, picofarads, picogram, picograms, picohenries, picohenry, picohertz, picohz, picojoule, picojoules, picoliter, picoliters, picolitre, picolitres, picometer, picometers, picometre, picometres, piconewton, piconewtons, picoohm, picoohms, picopascal, picopascals, picosec, picosecond, picoseconds, picosecs, picosiemens, picotesla, picoteslas, picovolt, picovolts, picowatt, picowatts, picoweber, picowebers, picoω

  • 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