Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections
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Author: Katz
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Chapter 1.5, Problem 1.1CE
To practice using the prefixes in Table 1.1, complete the following puns.
a. What do you call 106 phones?
b. What do you call 10–12 lo?
c. What do you call 2000 mockingbirds?
d. What do you call 0.000001 fish?
e. What do you call 1,000,000,000,000 pins?
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