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Prefix

E (exa) 1e+18
G (giga) 1000000000
M (mega) 1000000
P (peta) 1e+15
T (tera) 1e+12
Y (yotta) 1e+24
Z (zetta) 1e+21
a (atto) 1e-18
c (centi) 0.01
d (deci) 0.1
da (deka) 10
f (femto) 1e-15
h (hecto) 100
k (kilo) 1000
m (milli) 0.001
n (nano) 1e-09
p (pico) 1e-12
u (micro) 1e-06
y (yocto) 1e-24
z (zepto) 1e-21

SI

$ (currency) 1 _
 % (percent) 0.01
 %% (permille) 0.001
A (ampere) 1 A
AE (astronomical unit) 149597870659 m
AU (astronomical unit) 149597870659 m
Bq (becquerel) 1 s-1
C (coulomb) 1 s.A
F (farad) 1 m-2.kg-1.s4.A2
Gy (gray) 1 m2.s-2
H (henry) 1 m2.kg.s-2.A-2
Hz (hertz) 1 s-1
J (joule) 1 m2.kg.s-2
Jy (jansky) 1e-26 kg.s-2
K (kelvin) 1 K
L (litre) 0.001 m3
M0 (solar mass) 1.98891944407e+30 kg
N (newton) 1 m.kg.s-2
Ohm (ohm) 1 m2.kg.s-3.A-2
Pa (pascal) 1 m-1.kg.s-2
S (siemens) 1 m-2.kg-1.s3.A2
S0 (solar mass) 1.98891944407e+30 kg
Sv (sievert) 1 m2.s-2
T (tesla) 1 kg.s-2.A-1
UA (astronomical unit) 149597870659 m
V (volt) 1 m2.kg.s-3.A-1
W (watt) 1 m2.kg.s-3
Wb (weber) 1 m2.kg.s-2.A-1
_ (undimensioned) 1 _
a (year) 31557600 s
arcmin (arcmin) 0.000290888208666 rad
arcsec (arcsec) 4.8481368111e-06 rad
as (arcsec) 4.8481368111e-06 rad
cd (candela) 1 cd
cy (century) 3155760000 s
d (day) 86400 s
deg (degree) 0.0174532925199 rad
g (gram) 0.001 kg
h (hour) 3600 s
l (litre) 0.001 m3
lm (lumen) 1 cd.sr
lx (lux) 1 m-2.cd.sr
m (metre) 1 m
min (minute) 60 s
mol (mole) 1 mol
pc (parsec) 3.08567758065e+16 m
rad (radian) 1 rad
s (second) 1 s
sr (steradian) 1 sr
t (tonne) 1000 kg

Custom

" (arcsec) 4.8481368111e-06 rad
"_2 (square arcsec) 2.35044305391e-11 sr
' (arcmin) 0.000290888208666 rad
(arcsec) 4.8481368111e-06 rad
_2 (square arcsec) 2.35044305391e-11 sr
'_2 (square arcmin) 8.46159499408e-08 sr
 : (hour) 3600 s
 :: (minute) 60 s
 ::: (second) 1 s
Ah (ampere hour) 3600 s.A
Angstrom (angstrom) 1e-10 m
Btu (British thermal unit (Int)) 1055.056 m2.kg.s-2
CM (metric carat) 0.0002 kg
Cal (large calorie (Int)) 4186.8 m2.kg.s-2
FU (flux unit) 1e-26 kg.s-2
G (gauss) 0.0001 kg.s-2.A-1
Gal (gal) 0.01 m.s-2
Gb (gilbert) 0.795774715459 A
Mx (maxwell) 1e-08 m2.kg.s-2.A-1
Oe (oersted) 79.5774715459 m-1.A
R (mile) 0.000258 kg-1.s.A
St (stokes) 0.0001 m2.s-1
Torr (torr) 133.322368421 m-1.kg.s-2
USfl_oz (fluid ounce (US)) 2.95735295625e-05 m3
USgal (gallon (US)) 0.003785411784 m3
WU (WSRT flux unit) 5e-29 kg.s-2
abA (abampere) 10 A
abC (abcoulomb) 10 s.A
abF (abfarad) 1000000000 m-2.kg-1.s4.A2
abH (abhenry) 1e-09 m2.kg.s-2.A-2
abOhm (abohm) 1e-09 m2.kg.s-3.A-2
abV (abvolt) 1e-08 m2.kg.s-3.A-1
ac (acre) 4046.8564224 m2
arcmin_2 (square arcmin) 8.46159499408e-08 sr
arcsec_2 (square arcsec) 2.35044305391e-11 sr
ata (technical atmosphere) 98066.5 m-1.kg.s-2
atm (standard atmosphere) 101325 m-1.kg.s-2
bar (bar) 100000 m-1.kg.s-2
beam (undefined beam area) 1 _
cal (calorie (Int)) 4.1868 m2.kg.s-2
count (count) 1 _
cwt (hundredweight) 50.80234544 kg
deg_2 (square degree) 0.000304617419787 sr
dyn (dyne) 1e-05 m.kg.s-2
eV (electron volt) 1.60217733e-19 m2.kg.s-2
erg (erg) 1e-07 m2.kg.s-2
fl_oz (fluid ounce (Imp)) 2.84130488996e-05 m3
ft (foot) 0.3048 m
fu (flux unit) 1e-26 kg.s-2
fur (furlong) 201.168 m
gal (gallon (Imp)) 0.00454608782394 m3
ha (hectare) 10000 m2
hp (horsepower) 745.7 m2.kg.s-3
in (inch) 0.0254 m
kn (knot (Imp)) 0.514773333333 m.s-1
lambda (lambda) 1 _
lb (pound (avoirdupois)) 0.45359237 kg
ly (light year) 9.46073047e+15 m
mHg (metre of mercury) 133322.387415 m-1.kg.s-2
mile (mile) 1609.344 m
n_mile (nautical mile (Imp)) 1853.184 m
oz (ounce (avoirdupois)) 0.028349523125 kg
pixel (pixel) 1 _
sb (stilb) 10000 m-2.cd
sq_arcmin (square arcmin) 8.46159499408e-08 sr
sq_arcsec (square arcsec) 2.35044305391e-11 sr
sq_deg (square degree) 0.000304617419787 sr
statA (statampere) 3.33564095198e-10 A
statC (statcoulomb) 3.33564095198e-10 s.A
statF (statfarad) 1.11188031733e-12 m-2.kg-1.s4.A2
statH (stathenry) 899377374000 m2.kg.s-2.A-2
statOhm (statohm) 899377374000 m2.kg.s-3.A-2
statV (statvolt) 299.792458 m2.kg.s-3.A-1
u (atomic mass unit) 1.661e-27 kg
yd (yard) 0.9144 m
yr (year) 31557600 s

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