Basic Electrical Theory
METRIC SYSTEM AND POWERS OF TEN
Examples of expressing numbers as power of 10 are shown in Table A-5.
TABLE A-5
POWERS of 10
Number = Power of 10
Commonly Read As
0.000,001 = 10-6
10 to the minus sixth
0.000,01 = 10-5
10 to the minus fifth
0.000,1 = 10-4
10 to the minus fourth
0.001 = 10-3
10 to the minus third
0.01 = 10-2
10 to the minus two
0.1 = 10-1
10 to the minus one
1 = 100
10 to the zero
10 = 101
10 to the first
100 = 102
10 to the second
1,000 = 103
10 to the third
10,000 = 104
10 to the fourth
100,000 = 105
10 to the fifth
1,000,000 = 106
10 to the sixth
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