To: messierhunter
"1*10^-1.0 m, or 100 cm. The peak particle size on that chart is about 1 cm or less.",
Wouldn't that be 1
decimeter ?
deci- (d-) 10-1
1 tenth
centi- (c-) 10-2
1 hundredth
milli- (m-) 10-3
1 thousandth
micro- (µ-) 10-6
1 millionth
nano- (n-) 10-9
1 billionth
pico- (p-) 10-12
1 trillionth
Notes: I am often asked about prefixes for other multiples, such as 104, 105, 10-4, and 10-5.
The prefix myria- (my-) was formerly used for 104, but it is now considered obsolete and it is not accepted in the SI.
To the best of my knowledge, no prefixes were ever accepted generally for 105, 10-4, or 10-5.
72 posted on
03/03/2014 5:43:12 AM PST by
Yosemitest
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To: messierhunter
"1*10^-1.0 m, or 100 cm.
The peak particle size on that chart is about 1 cm or less.",
Wouldn't that be 1
decimeter ?
deci- (d-) 10-1
1 tenth
centi- (c-) 10-2
1 hundredth
And 1 time 10 would be 10 decimeters, which is one meter on the negative side.
86 posted on
03/03/2014 11:56:03 PM PST by
Yosemitest
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