Prefix

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004482",
  "term": "Prefix",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A set of letters or symbols placed before a unit of measurement to indicate a multiple or submultiple of that unit. These are standardized by the International System of Units (SI) to simplify the expression of very large or very small quantities. Examples include 'kilo' for 10^3 and 'milli' for 10^-3.",
  "synonyms": [
    "forefix"
  ],
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "see_also": [
    "zero prefix"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Vorwahl",
    "es": "prefijo",
    "fr": "préfixe"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/prefix/"
}