Which prefix denotes a factor of 10⁻⁶ in the SI unit system?
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The question is asking which prefix in the SI unit system represents a factor of 10 to the power of negative six, which pertains to the metric prefixes used to denote different magnitudes of measurement.
Answer
micro (μ)
The final answer is micro (μ)
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The final answer is micro (μ)
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The prefix 'micro' comes from the Greek word 'mikrós', meaning 'small', and denotes a factor of one millionth (10⁻⁶). It uses the Greek letter μ.
Sources
- Table of Metric Prefixes - hawaii.hawaii.edu
- SI Prefixes and Symbols Used to Denote Powers of 10 - ned.ipac.caltech.edu
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro- - en.wikipedia.org
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