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Metric prefixes and unit conversions



  • Metric prefixes
  • Yotta = 1024 Symbol: Y
  • Zetta = 1021 Symbol: Z
  • Exa = 1018 Symbol: E
  • Peta = 1015 Symbol: P
  • Tera = 1012 Symbol: T
  • Giga = 109 Symbol: G
  • Mega = 106 Symbol: M
  • Kilo = 103 Symbol: k
  • Hecto = 102 Symbol: h
  • Deca = 101 Symbol: da
  • Deci = 10-1 Symbol: d
  • Centi = 10-2 Symbol: c
  • Milli = 10-3 Symbol: m
  • Micro = 10-6 Symbol: ?
  • Nano = 10-9 Symbol: n
  • Pico = 10-12 Symbol: p
  • Femto = 10-15 Symbol: f
  • Atto = 10-18 Symbol: a
  • Zepto = 10-21 Symbol: z
  • Yocto = 10-24 Symbol: y



  • Conversion factors for temperature
  • oF = (oC)(9/5) + 32
  • oC = (oF - 32)(5/9)
  • oR = oF + 459.67
  • oK = oC + 273.15


Conversion equivalencies for volume

1 gallon (gal) = 231.0 cubic inches (in3) = 4 quarts (qt) = 8 pints (pt) = 128 fluid ounces (fl. oz.) = 3.7854 liters (l)


Conversion equivalencies for distance

1 inch (in) = 2.540000 centimeter (cm)


Conversion equivalencies for velocity

1 mile per hour (mi/h) = 88 feet per minute (ft/m) = 1.46667 feet per second (ft/s) = 1.60934 kilometer per hour (km/h) = 0.44704 meter per second (m/s) = 0.868976 knot (knot -- international)


Conversion equivalencies for weight

1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces (oz) = 0.45359 kilogram (kg)


Conversion equivalencies for force

1 pound-force (lbf) = 4.44822 newton (N)


Acceleration of gravity (free fall), Earth standard

9.806650 meters per second per second (m/s2) = 32.1740 feet per second per second (ft/s2)


Conversion equivalencies for area

1 acre = 43560 square feet (ft2) = 4840 square yards (yd2) = 4046.86 square meters (m2)


Conversion equivalencies for pressure

1 pound per square inch (psi) = 2.03603 inches of mercury (in. Hg) = 27.6807 inches of water (in. W.C.) = 6894.757 pascals (Pa) = 0.0680460 atmospheres (Atm) = 0.0689476 bar (bar)


Conversion equivalencies for energy or work

1 british thermal unit (BTU -- "International Table") = 251.996 calories (cal -- "International Table") = 1055.06 joules (J) = 1055.06 watt-seconds (W-s) = 0.293071 watt-hour (W-hr) = 1.05506 x 1010 ergs (erg) = 778.169 foot-pound-force (ft-lbf)

Conversion equivalencies for power

1 horsepower (hp -- 550 ft-lbf/s) = 745.7 watts (W) = 2544.43 british thermal units per hour (BTU/hr) = 0.0760181 boiler horsepower (hp -- boiler)
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