Engineering Notation

Engineering notation makes it easier for us to communicate electronic circuit values.

Unlike Scientific Notation which has only one digit left of the decimal point, Engineering can have up to three digits left of the decimal point.

$$XXX.X- \mu A $$

$$XXX.X- M\Omega $$

$$XXX.X- mW $$

$$XXX.X- KV $$

$$1\times 10^{-12} = p (pico) $$

$$1\times 10^{-9} = n (nano) $$

$$1\times 10^{-6} = \mu (micro) $$

$$1\times 10^{-3} = m (milli) $$

$$1\times 10^{0} = unit $$

$$1\times 10^{3} = K (Kilo) $$

$$1\times 10^{6} = M (Mega) $$

$$1\times 10^{9} = G (Giga) $$

$$1\times 10^{12} = T (Tera) $$

$$0.0000022F=2.2\mu F$$

$$0.01A=10mA$$

$$5W=5W$$

$$33000\Omega =33K\Omega$$

$$1000000W=1MW$$

$$500000000000bytes=500Gbytes$$