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Metric Conversion 
Our ready reckoner will help you to calculate your own metric conversions for area, length, mass, power, temperature, pressure, velocity, volume and energy (to verify your result go to http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Reference/unitconversions.html).

Click here for information on SI units, their symbols, SI prefixes and Australian legal units of measurement.

Common usage in Australia (AS/NZS 1376:1996 Conversion Factors, p31) is that:

  • million = 106
  • billion = 109
  • trillion = 1012
  • quadrillion = 1015

If you require further help contact us on info@measurement.gov.au, (61 2) 8467 3871 or (61 2) 1800 251 942.

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