1.17 Prefixes Numbers

mono, uni

mono, uni: one monopoly, monotype, monologue, mononucleosis, monorail, monotheist, unilateral, universal, unity, unanimous, uniform

bi, di

bi, di: two divide, diverge, diglycerides, bifurcate, biweekly, bivalve, biannual, billion

tri

tri: three triangle, trinity, trilateral, triumvirate, tribune, trilogy, tricycle, trillion

quat, quad

quat, quad: four quadrangle, quadruplets, quaternary, quarter, quadrillion

quint, penta

quint, penta: five quintet, quintuplets, pentagon, pentane, pentameter, quintillion

hex, ses, sex

hex, ses, sex: six hexagon, hexameter, sestet, sextuplets, sextillion

sept

sept: seven septet, septennial, septillion, September

oct

oct: eight octopus, octagon, octogenarian, octave, octillion, October

non

non: nine nonagon, nonagenarian, nonillion

dec

dec: ten decimal, decade, decalogue, decimate, decillion, December

cent

cent: hundred centennial, century, centipede, centillion

mill, kilo

mill, kilo: thousand (10^3) millennium, kilobyte, kiloton

mega

mega: million (10^6) megabyte, megaton, megaflop, megawatt

giga

giga: billion (10^9) gigabyte, gigaflop, gigahertz, gigawatt

tera

tera: trillion (10^12) terabyte, teraflop, terawatt

peta

peta : quadrillion (10^15) petabyte

exa

exa: quintillion (10^18) exabyte

zetta

zetta: sextillion (10^21) zettabyte

yotta

yotta: septilion (10^24) yottabyte

milli

milli: thousandth (10^-3) millisecond, milligram, millivolt, milliwatt, millimeter, millipede

micro

micro: millionth (10^-6) microgram, microvolt, microwave, microsecond

nano

nano: billionth (10^-9) nanosecond, nanobucks, nanofarad, nanometer, nanomachine, nanotube, nanotechnology, nanogram, nanoscale

pico

pico: trillionth (10^-12) picofarad, picocurie, picogram, picomole, picosecond

femto

femto: quadrillionth (10^-15) femtosecond

atto

atto: quintillionth (10^-18) attosecond, attometer

zepto

zepto: sextillionth (10^-21) zeptosecond