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<p><a href="page.php?w=exponentiation">powers</a> of ten.  In information technology it is common to use <a href="page.php?w=binary_prefixes">binary prefixes</a>, which are based on <a href="page.php?w=power_of_2">powers of two</a>.  Historically, many prefixes have been used or proposed by various sources, but only a narrow set has been recognised by standards organisations.</p>

<p><big> Metric prefixes </big></p>
<p>The prefixes of the <a href="page.php?w=metric_system">metric system</a> precede a basic unit of measure to indicate a <a href="page.php?w=decimal">decadic</a></p><p>
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