Micro



         


Micro is a SI prefix in the SI system of units denoting a factor of 10−6 (one millionth). The symbol for it is the micro sign (µ).

Confirmed in 1960, the prefix comes from the Greek μιχρός, meaning small.

More generally, the prefix means "very small".


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