tera

• unit prefix

  • new in 1.67

  • used before many unit names to multiply by 10^12 (a trillion). For example, a terameter is 1000000000000 meters.

  • Currently the following unit names beginning with this prefix may be used: teraamp, teraampere, teraamperes, teraamps, teracoulomb, teracoulombs, terafarad, terafarads, teragram, teragrams, terahenries, terahenry, terahertz, terahz, terajoule, terajoules, teraliter, teraliters, teralitre, teralitres, terameter, terameters, terametre, terametres, teranewton, teranewtons, teraohm, teraohms, terapascal, terapascals, terasec, terasecond, teraseconds, terasecs, terasiemens, teratesla, terateslas, teravolt, teravolts, terawatt, terawatts, teraweber, terawebers, teraω

  • 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