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The Metric System
- The metric system is the predominant system of measurement used in pharmacy.
- The primary base units used in pharmacy are gram, liter, and meter.
- Each of the base units can be multiplied or divided by powers of 10 to form larger or smaller units.
- Prefixes are placed before the base units to denote the larger and smaller units.
- The first table below lists the most important metric units used in pharmacy.
Metric Prefixes Between 1018 and 10-18
| Prefix | Symbol | Multiplication | Factor | Exponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exa | E | 1000000000000000000 | 1018 | |
| peta | P | 1000000000000000 | 1015 | |
| tera | T | 1000000000000 | 1012 | |
| giga | G | 1000000000 | 109 | |
| mega | M | 1000000 | 106 | |
| kilo | k | 1000 | 103 | |
| hecto | h | 100 | 102 | |
| deca | da | 10 | 101 | |
| Base | Unit | 1 | 100 | |
| deci | d | 0.1 | 10-1 | |
| centi | c | 0.01 | 10-2 | |
| milli | m | 0.001 | 10-3 | |
| micro | mc | 0.000001 | 10-6 | |
| nano | n | 0.000000001 | 10-9 | |
| pico | p | 0.000000000001 | 10-12 | |
| femto | f | 0.000000000000001 | 10-15 | |
| atto | a | 0.000000000000000001 | 10-18 |
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