Sometimes we have to deal with very large and very small numbers. We do this using prefixes in front of the Electrical Unit.
Big and Small Numbers |
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Smaller / Bigger |
Prefix |
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Examples |
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Smaller |
m |
One thousandth |
1.5mV or 1.5 milli-Volt or 0.0015V, 1mA or 1 milli-Amp or 0.001Amp |
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Smaller |
µ |
One millioneth |
1µV or 1-micro Volt or 0.000001 Volt |
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Bigger |
k |
One Thousand |
1kV or 1 kilo-volt or 1000 Volts, 1kΩ or 1 kilo-ohm or 1000 Ohms |
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Bigger |
M |
One Million |
1MΩ or 1 Mega-Ohm or 1000000 Ohms |