Semi-OT: A General Tech Question Thread for me :)

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some SI prefixes:

Code:

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Factor Name  Symbol 

10E24  yotta Y 

10E21  zetta Z 

10E18  exa   E 

10E15  peta  P 

10E12  tera  T 

10E9   giga  G 

10E6   mega  M 

10E3   kilo  k 

10E2   hecto h 

10E1   deka  da 

 

10E-1  deci  d 

10E-2  centi c 

10E-3  milli m 

10E-6  micro µ 

10E-9  nano  n 

10E-12 pico  p 

10E-15 femto f 

10E-18 atto  a 

10E-21 zepto z 

10E-24 yocto y  

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so to answer your question, a terawatt is 1000 gigawatts; or 1,000,000,000,000 watts (12 zeros).

edit: typo