2003 JAN 29 WED
Let's see if this helps.
Y yotta (like Yoda, the best Jedi there is)
Z zetta (Z is next to Y)
E exa (like hexa {6}but minus the "h")
P peta (like penta {5}but minus the "n")
T tera (like tetra {4}but minus the second "t")
G giga (easy)
M mega (easy)
k kilo (easy)
m milli (easy)
"little mu" micro (easy)
n nano ("n" nine 10^-9)
p pico (just got to know it)
f femto ("f" fifteen 10^-15)
a atto (just got to know it)
z zepto (this submultiple prefix is just lower case of zetta)
y yocto (this submultiple prefix is just lower case of yotta)
Sincerely,
Matthew Zotter
SC, USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Naughtin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 12:47 AM
Subject: [USMA:24667] Mnemonics for the SI prefixes
Dear All,
Yesterday I wrote out the SI prefix symbols � in order from smallest to
largest � and I was embarrassed to discover that I had to refer to the 'SI
bible' to make sure that I got them right.
Does anyone know (or have you devised) a memory aid (technically known as a
mnemonic) for the SI prefixes.
I vaguely remember several that we used for the first twenty elements of the
periodic table but I have not seen one for the SI prefixes.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin LCAMS
Geelong, Australia
