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Using metric prefixes

In order to write very large or very small numbers, you can use symbols from the metric system, such as 1k for 1000.
List of metric prefixes and their description
Symbols Name Description
T Tera 1T = 1000000000000
G Giga 1G = 1000000000
M Mega 1M = 1000000
k Kilo 1k = 1000
h Hecto 1h = 100
da Deca 1da = 10
d Deci 1d = 0.1
c Centi 1c = 0.01
m Milli 1m = 0.001
µ Micro 1µ = 0.000001
n Nano 1n = 0.000000001
p Pico 1p = 0.000000000001

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