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— RF Spectrum: Powers —
The Powers in Engineering / Scientific Notation
This shows the names of the powers of ten in thousand increments (example in Hertz).
0.000,000,000,000,000,000,000,001 |
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1 yHz (1 yocto Hertz) |
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1 x 10-24 Hz |
0.000,000,000,000,000,000,001 |
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1 zHz (1 zepto Hertz) |
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1 x 10-21 Hz |
0.000,000,000,000,000,001 |
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1 aHz (1 atto Hertz) |
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1 x 10-18 Hz |
0.000,000,000,000,001 |
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1 fHz (1 femto Hertz) |
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1 x 10-15 Hz |
0.000,000,000,001 |
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1 pHz (1 pico Hertz) |
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1 x 10-12 Hz |
0.000,000,001 |
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1 nHz (1 nano Hertz) |
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1 x 10-9 Hz |
0.000,001 |
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1 µHz (1 micro Hertz) |
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1 x 10-6 Hz |
0.001 |
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1 mHz (1 milli Hertz) |
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1 x 10-3 Hz |
1 |
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1 Hz (1 Hertz) |
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1 x 100 Hz |
1,000 |
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1 kHz (1 kilo Hertz) |
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1 x 103 Hz |
1,000,000 |
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1 MHz (1 Mega Hertz) |
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1 x 106 Hz |
1,000,000,000 |
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1 GHz (1 Giga Hertz) |
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1 x 109 Hz |
1,000,000,000,000 |
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1 THz (1 Tera Hertz) |
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1 x 1012 Hz |
1,000,000,000,000,000 |
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1 PHz (1 Peta Hertz) |
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1 x 1015 Hz |
1,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
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1 EHz (1 Exa Hertz) |
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1 x 1018 Hz |
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
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1 ZHz (1 Zetta Hertz) |
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1 x 1021 Hz |
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 |
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1 YHz (1 Yotta Hertz) |
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1 x 1024 Hz |
Note: for values smaller than 1 lowercase is used, for values
greater than 1 uppercase. The exception is k for kilo, 1,000 (103).
K for Kilo is reserved for the value 1,024 (210), see example below.
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