Orders of Magnitude Expression and Powers
An order of magnitude is an exponential change of plus-or-minus 1 in the value of a quantity or unit.
N = a x 10b
Where:
N = order of magnitude of a number
a = integer a
b = order of magnitude of the number
| Mathematical Power | Name |
|---|---|
| 1018 or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 | one quintillion |
| 1015 or 1,000,000,000,000,000 | one quadrillion |
| 1012 or 1,000,000,000,000 | one trillion |
| 109 or 1,000,000,000 | one billion |
| 106 or 1,000,000 | one million |
| 103 or 1,000 | one thousand |
| 102 or 100 | one hundred |
| 101 or 10 | ten |
| 100 or 1 | one |
| 10-1 or 0.1 | one-tenth |
| 10-2 or 0.01 | one-hundredth |
| 10-3 or 0.001 | one-thousandth |
| 10-6 or 0.000 001 | one-millionth |
| 10-9 or 0.000 000 001 | one-billionth |
| 10-12 or 0.000 000 000 001 | one-trillionth |
| 10-15 or 0.000 000 000 000 001 | one-quadrillionth |
| 10-18 or 0.000 000 000 000 000 001 | one-quintillionth |
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