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Volume | Energy | Length and Distance | Weight | Area | Temperature | Prefix Multipliers | AWG = mm2
Volume (liquid)
Energy
Length and Distance
Weight
Area
Temperature
Prefix Multipliers
| Prefix | Abbreviation | Multiplier |
| yotta | Y | 1024 (1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000) |
| zetta | Z | 1021 (1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000) |
| exa | E | 1018 (1 000 000 000 000 000 000) |
| peta | P | 1015 (1 000 000 000 000 000) |
| tera | T | 1012 (1 000 000 000 000) |
| giga | G | 109 (1 000 000 000) |
| mega | M | 106 (1 000 000) |
| myria | ma | 104 (10 000) |
| kilo | k | 103 (1 000) |
| hecto | h | 102 (100) |
| deca | da | 10 |
| deci | d | 10-1 (0.1) |
| centi | c | 10-2 (0.01) |
| milli | m | 10-3 (0.001) |
| micro | µ (or u by convenience) | 10-6 (0.000 001) |
| nano | n | 10-9 (0.000 000 001) |
| pico | p | 10-12 (0.000 000 000 001) |
| femto | f | 10-15 (0.000 000 000 000 001) |
| atto | a | 10-18 (0.000 000 000 000 000 001) |
| zepto | z | 10-21 (0.000 000 000 000 000 000 001) |
| yocto | y | 10-24 (0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001) |
AWG = mm2
| 30 = 0.05 | 28 = 0.08 | 26 = 0.14 | 24 = 0.25 |
| 22 = 0.34 | 21 = 0.38 | 20 = 0.50 | 18 = 0.75 |
| 17 = 1.00 | 16 = 1.50 | 14 = 2.50 | 12 = 4.00 |
| 12 = 4.00 | 10 = 6.00 | 8 = 10.00 | 6 = 16.00 |
| 4 = 25.00 | 2 = 35.00 | 1 = 50.00 | 1/0 = 55.00 |
| 2/0 = 70.00 | 3/0 = 95.00 | 4/0 = 120.00 | 300 MCM = 150.00 |
| 350MCM = 185.00 | 500MCM = 240.00 | 600MCM = 300.00 | 750MCM = 400.00 |
| 1000MCM = 500.00 |
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