BUNITSb Measurement units and multiplier prefixes BDESCRIPTIONb +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ |Symbol| Type | Name | Quantity | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | A | unit | ampere | current | | | A | prefix | | | | | a | unit | are | area | | | a | prefix | atto | x10^-18 | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | B | unit | byte | memory or data | | | B | prefix | | | | | Bq | unit | becquerel | radiocative activity | | | b | unit | bit | memory or data | | | b | unit | barn | area | | | b | prefix | | | | | bar | unit | bar | pressure | | | baud | unit | baud | data transmission speed | b/s | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | C | unit | coulumb | electric charge | | | C | prefix | | | | | C | unit | degree Celcius | temperature | | | Ci | unit | curie | radiocative activity | | | c | unit | | | | | c | prefix | centi | x10-2, x0.01 | | | cd | unit | candela | luminous intensity | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | D | unit | | | | | D | prefix | | | | | d | unit | day | time | | | d | prefix | deci | x10^-1, x0.1 | | | da | prefix | deka | x10^1, x10 | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | E | unit | | | | | E | prefix | exa | x10^18. | | | e | unit | | | | | e | prefix | | | | | eV | unit | electronvolt | electromotive force | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | F | unit | farad | capacitance | | | F | prefix | | | | | f | unit | | | | | f | prefix | femto | x10^-15. | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | G | unit | gigabyte | memory storage size | | | | | | 2^10M, 1024M, 2^20K, 1048576K | | | | | | 2^30 bytes, 1073741824 bytes | | | G | prefix | giga | x10^9, x1,000,000,000 | | | Gy | unit | gray | absorbed dose | | | g | unit | gram | mass | | | g | prefix | | | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | H | unit | henry | inductance | | | H | prefix | | | | | Hz | unit | Hertz | frequency | | | h | prefix | hecto | x10^2, x100 | | | h | unit | hour | time | | | ha | unit | hectare | area | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | I | unit | | | | | I | prefix | | | | | i | unit | | | | | i | prefix | | | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | J | unit | joule | energy/work | | | J | prefix | | | | | j | unit | | | | | j | prefix | | | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | K | unit | kilobyte | memory storage size | | | | | | 2^10 bytes, 1024 bytes | | | K | unit | kelvin | temperature difference | | | K | prefix | | | | | k | unit | | | | | k | prefix | kilo | x10^3, x1000 | | | kat | unit | katal | catalytic activity | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | L | unit | litre | volume | | | L | prefix | | | | | l | unit | litre | volume | | | l | prefix | | | | | lm | unit | lumen | luminous flux | | | lx | unit | lux | illuminance | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | M | unit | megabyte | memory storage size | | | | | | 2^10K, 1024K | | | | | | 2^20 bytes, 1048576 bytes | | | M | unit | molarity | molecular quantity | | | M | prefix | mega | x10^6, x1000000 | | | m | unit | metre | distance | | | m | prefix | milli | 10^-3, x0.001 | | | min | unit | minute | time | | | mol | unit | mole | amount of substance | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | N | unit | newton | force | | | N | prefix | | | | | Np | unit | neper | | | | n | unit | | | | | n | prefix | nano | x10^-9 | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | O | unit | | | | | O | prefix | | | | | o | unit | | | | | o | prefix | | | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | P | unit | | | | | P | prefix | peta | x10^15 | | | Pa | unit | pascal | pressure | | | p | unit | | | | | p | prefix | pico | x10^-12 | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | Q | unit | | | | | Q | prefix | | | | | q | unit | | | | | q | prefix | | | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | R | unit | ohm | resistance, when the typeface | | | | | | cannot give the correct symbol| | | | | | (omega) | | | R | unit | roentgen | charge-mass | | | R | prefix | | | | | r | unit | | | | | r | prefix | | | | | rad | unit | radian | plane angle | | | rad | unit | rad | radioactive activity | | | rem | unit | | | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | S | unit | siemens | electrical conductance | | | S | prefix | | | | | Sv | unit | sievert | dose equivalent | | | s | unit | second | time | | | s | prefix | | | | | sr | unit | steradian | solid angle | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | T | unit | tesla | magnetic flux density | | | T | prefix | tera | x10^12 | | | t | unit | tonne | mass | | | t | prefix | | | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | U | unit | | | | | U | prefix | | | | | u | unit | unified atomic mass unit | mass | | | ua | unit | astronomical unit | distance | | | u | prefix | micro | x10^-6, x0.000001 | | | | | | used when the typeface cannot | | | | | | give the correct symbol (mu)| | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | V | unit | volt | electromotive differential | | | V | prefix | | | | | v | unit | | | | | v | prefix | | | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | W | unit | watt | power | | | W | prefix | | | | | Wb | unit | weber | magnetic flux | | | w | unit | | | | | w | prefix | | | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | X | unit | | | | | X | prefix | | | | | x | unit | | | | | x | prefix | | | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | Y | unit | | | | | Y | prefix | yotta | x10^24 | | | y | unit | | | | | y | prefix | yocto | x10-24 | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | Z | unit | | | | | Z | prefix | zetta | x10^21 | | | z | unit | | | | | z | prefix | zepto | x10^-21 | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+ | | prefix | micro | x10^-6, x0.000001 | | | | unit | ohm | resistance | | | | unit | angstrom | length | | +------+--------+----------------+-------------------------------+-----+