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Converting units, Unit prefixes – HP 48g Graphing Calculator User Manual

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Unit Prefixes

Prefix

Name

Exponent

Í

yotta

-f24

zetta

4-21

E

exa

+ 18

F=

peta

+ 15

T

tera

+ 12

G

giga

+9

hi

mega

+6

k or l<

kilo

+3

h or H

hecto

+2

Pi

deka

+ 1

Prefix

Name

Exponent

U.J

deci

-1

c

cent

-2

f'i

milli

-3

micro

-6

n

nano

-9

p

pico

-12

f

femto

-15

•d

atto

-18

z

zepto

-21

yocto

-24

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Most prefixes used by the HP 48 correspond with standard SI

notation, with one exception: “deka” is “D” in HP 48 notation and

“da” in SI notation.

Note

You cannot use a prefix with a built-in unit if the

resulting unit matches another built-in unit. For

example, you cannot use min to indicate milli-inches,

because min is a built-in unit indicating “minutes,”

Other combinations that match built-in units are

F'-=i,

Converting Units

The HP 48 provides several w^ays to convert unit objects to different

units;

■ The UNITS Catalog menu—converts to built-in units only.
■ The CONVERT command—converts to any units.
■ The UBASE (base units) command—converts to SI base units only.

If you’re working with temperature units, see “Working with

Temperature Units” on page 10-10.

Unit Objects 10-5

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