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unit prefix
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unit prefix	has value strictly represented by powers of 10 except for information technology units such as bits
	has rule multiple prefixes may not be used any unit prefix can be used with any SI unit
	is a kind of constant

Kinds of unit prefix :

• atto (3 facts) (a)
• centi (3 facts) (c)
• deci (3 facts) (d)
• deka (3 facts) (da)
• exa (3 facts) (E)
• femto (3 facts) (f)
• giga (3 facts) (G)
• hecto (3 facts) (h)
• kilo (3 facts) (k)
• mega (3 facts) (M)
• micro (3 facts) (μ)
• milli (3 facts) (m)
• nano (3 facts) (n)
• peta (3 facts) (P)
• pico (3 facts) (p)
• tera (3 facts) (T)
• yocto (3 facts) (y)
• yotta (3 facts) (Y)
• zepto (3 facts) (z)
• zetta (3 facts) (Z)