Physics A-Level
SI prefixes
What SI prefixes means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Scale a unit by powers of ten, and their values must be known and used fluently.
Each represents a power of ten, from T = 10¹² through to f = 10⁻¹⁵.
Topics that use SI prefixes
- Use of SI units and their prefixes (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Base units
- Dimensional analysis
- S.I. base quantities
- Standard form
- Unit conversion
- Coherent SI units in calculation
- Defining equation
- Derived unit
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