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Line 1: [[File:YX360TRF(Sanwa).JPG\|thumb\|right\|350px\|A Sanwa YX360TRF analog multimeter.]]'''Units of measurement''' commonly used in electronics can be very large or very small. ~~Instead of using a lot of zeros the quantity is given a metric prefix.~~ == Converting between units == In the metric system ~~converting~~instead of using a lot of zeros the quantity is given a metric prefix. Converting from one unit to another is done by simply moving the decimal point. {\|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" Line 110: == See also == * [[Decibel]]~~<!--~~ == References == {{reflist}} == Further reading == * Units, constants, and conversion factors, ''Reference Data for Engineers'' by Mac E. Van Valkenburg, Newnes, 2001 {{ISBN\|0750672919}} ~~-->~~ == External links == * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_derived_unit SI derived unit], Wikipedia * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_system Metric system], Wikipedia * [https://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/electricCircuits/DC/DC_4.html Scientific notation and metric prefixes], Lessons in electric circuits, Volume I (DC), Chapter 4 {{Footer navigation \| previous = Voltage \| next = Electronic symbol }} [[Category:~~Fundamentals, units~~Units and symbols]] ~~{{stub}}~~