| Symbol | Name | Ursprung |
Potenz | Zahlwort |
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| Y | Yotta | ital. otto = acht | 1024 | Quadrillion |
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| Z | Zetta | ital. sette = sieben | 1021 | Trilliarde |
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| E | Exa | gr. héx
- ἕξ = sechs | 1018 | Trillion |
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| P | Peta | gr. petannýnai
- πεταννύναι = alles umfassen / gr. pénte
- πέντε = fünf | 1015 | Billiarde |
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| T | Tera | gr. téras
- τέρας = Ungeheuer / gr. tetrákis
- τετράκις = viermal | 1012 | Billion |
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| G | Giga | gr. gígas
- γίγας = Riese | 109 | Milliarde |
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| M | Mega | gr. mégas
- μέγα = gross | 106 | Million |
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| k | Kilo | gr. chílioi
- χίλιοι = tausend | 103 | Tausend |
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| h | Hekto | gr. hekatón
- ἑκατόν = hundert | 102 | Hundert |
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| da | Deka | gr. déka
- δέκα = zehn | 101 | Zehn |
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| — | — | — | 100 | Eins |
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| d | Dezi | lat. decimus = Zehnter
| 10-1 | Zehntel |
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| c | Zenti | lat. centum = hundert
| 10-2 | Hundertstel |
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| m | Milli | lat. mille = tausend | 10-3 | Tausendstel |
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| µ | Mikro | gr. mikrós
- μικρός = klein | 10-6 | Millionstel |
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| n | Nano | gr. nános
- νάνος = Zwerg | 10-9 | Milliardstel |
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| p | Piko | span. pico = Spitze /
ital. piccolo = klein | 10-12 | Billionstel |
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| f | Femto | skand. femton/femten = fünfzehn | 10-15 | Billiardstel |
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| a | Atto | skand. arton/atten = achtzehn | 10-18 | Trillionstel |
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| z | Zepto | lat. septem = sieben | 10-21 | Trilliardstel |
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| y | Yokto | lat. octo = acht gr. ὀκτώ | 10-24 | Quadrillionstel |
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