Unicode Entity and Decimal Value

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Table of Contents

  1. Latin Letters
  2. Greek Letters
  3. Arrow Symbol
  4. Math Symbol
  5. Misc Symbol
  6. Roman Numerals
  7. Metric System

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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