Appendix A

A.1 Greek Letters and Standard Abbreviations

The Greek letters are frequently used in mathematical expressions and formulas. The Greek alphabet is given below.

A	?	Alpha	H	?	Eta	N	?	Nu	T	?	Tau
B	?	Beta	?	?	Theta	?	?	Xi		?	Upsilon
?	?	Gamma	I	?	Iota	O	o	Omicron	?		Phi
?	?	Delta	K	?	Kappa	?	?	Pi	X	?	Chi
E	?	Epsilon	?	?	Lambda	R	?	Rho	?	?	Psi
Z	?	Zeta	M	?	Mu	?	? ?	Sigma	?	?	Omega

A.2 Factors and Prefixes for Decimal Multiples of SI Units

Decimal multiples and sub-multiples of SI units are formed by using the prefixes given in the following table, which represent the numerical factors shown.

Factor by which the unit is multiplied	Prefix	Symbol	Factor by which the unit is multiplied	Prefix	Symbol
10 ¹²	tera	T	10 ^? ²	centi	c
10 ⁹	giga	G	10 ^? ³	milli	m
10 ⁶	mega	M	10 ^? ⁶	micro	?
10 ³	kilo	k	10 ^? ⁹	nano	n

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Appendix A

A.1 Greek Letters and Standard Abbreviations

A.2 Factors and Prefixes for Decimal Multiples of SI Units

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