A145441 Exponents of multipliers 10^a(n) of SI prefixes, in increasing order.

1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24

Offset: 1

Author

Kang Seonghoon (lifthrasiir(AT)gmail.com), Oct 10 2008, Oct 17 2008

Keywords

• fini
• full
• nonn

Comments

Corresponding prefixes and symbols for n=1..10 are: deca(da), hecto(h), kilo(k), mega(M), giga(G), tera(T), peta(P), exa(E), zetta(Z) and yotta(Y).

There are reciprocial prefixes which multiplier is 1/10^a(n): deci(d), centi(c), milli(m), micro(Greek mu), nano(n), pico(p), femto(f), atto(a), zepto(z) and yocto(y).

Links

• Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, The International System of Units, 8th ed., 2006, page 121.
• Wikipedia, SI prefix.

Crossrefs

A145442(n) = 10^a(n).