The International System of Units: Prefixes Added to Base Unit Names

The International System of Units: Prefixes Added to Base Unit Names

The SI measurement system has several specific prefixes (a letter, number or word that precedes another word and gives it another meaning) that prepend the basic units of measure to form new words, thus new units which indicate multiples or fractions of the basic units. So, these prefixes serve as specifiers or mnemonic devices, and they also help make very […]