Moving the "Mathematicians" Blog Series to "The World of Mathematics"

I’ve decided to move my "Mathematicians" blog series from the Googology and Cosmology blog to a new home: The World of Mathematics . This shift will help me better organize content and focus on delivering a cohesive experience for my readers. The "Mathematicians" series explores the lives, contributions, and legacies of brilliant minds who have shaped the world of mathematics. While the series fit well within the broad themes of googology and cosmology, I realized it deserved its own dedicated platform. By housing it in The World of Mathematics, I can create a space solely focused on math, making it easier for readers to find and enjoy this content. This move aligns with my goal to expand my blogging topics and improve their accessibility. Googology and Cosmology will continue to focus on large numbers, the universe, and their fascinating intersections, while The World of Mathematics will dive deeper into the beauty and logic of math. I’m thrilled about this chan...
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Extended SI Prefixes

Large PrefixSmall PrefixValue
deka- (da)deci- (d)10^1
hecta- (h)centi- (c)10^2
kilo- (k)
milli- (m)10^3
decakilo- (dak)
decimilli- (dm)10^4
hectakilo- (hk)centimilli- (cm)10^5
mega- (M)
micro- (µ)10^6
decamega- (daM)
decimicro- (dµ)10^7
hectamega- (hM)centimicro- (cµ)10^8
giga- (G)
nano- (n)10^9
decagiga- (daG)
decinano- (dn)10^10
hectagiga- (hG)centinano- (cn)10^11
tera- (T)
pico- (p)10^12
decatera- (daT)
decipico- (dp)10^13
hectatera- (hT)centipico- (cp)10^14
peta- (P)
femto- (f)10^15
decapeta- (daP)
decifemto- (df)10^16
hectapeta- (hP)centifemto- (cf)10^17
exa- (E)
atto- (a)10^18
decaexa- (daE)
deciatto- (da)10^19
hectaexa- (hE)centiatto- (ca)10^20
zetta- (Z)
zepto- (z)10^21
decazetta- (daZ)
decizepto- (dz)10^22
hectazetta- (hZ)centizepto- (cz)10^23
yotta- (Y)
yocto- (y)10^24
decayotta- (daY)
deciyocto- (dy)10^25
hectayotta- (hY)centiyocto- (cy)10^26
ronna- (R)
xenna- (X)		ronto- (r)
xono- (x)		10^27
decaronna- (daR)
decaxenna- (daX)		decironto- (dr)
decixono- (dx)		10^28
hectaronna- (hR)
hectaxenna- (hX)		centironto- (cr)
centixono- (cx)		10^29
quetta- (Q)
weka- (W)		quecto- (q)
wekto- (w)		10^30
decaquetta- (daQ)
decaweka- (daW)		deciquecto- (dq)
deciwekto- (dw)		10^31
hectaquetta- (hQ)
hectaweka- (hW)		centiquecto- (cq)
centiwekto- (cw)		10^32
kiloquetta- (kQ)
vunda- (V)
vendeka- (Vd)		milliquecto- (mq)
veco- (v)
vundeco- (vd)		10^33
megaquetta- (MQ)
unda- (U)
urdeca- (Ud)		microquecto- (µq)
unto- (u)
dedeco- (ud)		10^36
gigaquetta- (GQ)
toreda- (Trd)
tradeca- (Td)		nanoquecto- (nq)
trekto- (t)
tradeco- (trd)		10^39
teraquetta- (TQ)
sorta- (S)
terdeca- (Td)		picoquecto- (pq)
sotro- (s)
sattuordeco- (sad)		10^42
petaquetta- (PQ)
rinta- (R)
pendeca- (Pd)		femtoquecto- (fq)
rimto- (r)
suindeco- (sid)		10^45
exaquetta- (EQ)
quexa- (Q)
exdeca- (Ed)		attoquecto- (aq)
quekto- (q)
vexdeco- (vxd)		10^48
zettaquetta- (ZQ)
pepta- (Pp)
zendeca- (Zd)		zeptoquecto- (zq)
pekro- (pk)
zeptendeco- (zd)		10^51
yottaquetta- (YQ)
ocha- (O)
yodeca- (Yd)		yoctoquecto- (yq)
otro- (o)
yoctodeco- (yd)		10^54
ronnaquetta- (RQ)
nena- (N)
xendeca- (Xd)		rontoquecto- (rq)
nekto- (n)
xondeco- (xd)		10^57
minga- (Mi)
diaka- (Dk)		mikto- (mk)
fisinto- (fs)		10^60
luma- (L)
diakena- (DkN)		lunto- (l)
fisintilli- (fsm)		10^63
kema- (K)
diacoda- (DkD)		kentro- (kn)
fisintiro- (fsµ)		10^66
jretta- (J)
diactra- (DkTr)		jretto- (j)
fisintano- (fsn)		10^69
iqatta- (I)
diactera- (DkT)		iqatto- (i)
fisintico- (fsp)		10^72
huitta- (H)
diacpeta- (DkP)		huitto- (hu)
fisintemto- (fsf)		10^75
gatextta- (Gt)
diakecta- (DkE)		gatextto- (gt)
fisintatto- (fsa)		10^78
feqesa- (F)
diaczeta- (DkZ)		feqeso- (f)
fisintepto- (fsz)		10^81
enscenda- (E)
diakyota- (DkY)		enscendo- (e)
fisintocto- (fsy)		10^84
desyta- (D)
diacxena- (DkX)		desyto- (ds)
fisintono- (fsx)		10^87
ceanata- (C)
triaka- (Trk)		ceanato- (cn)
trasinto- (trs)		10^90
bevvgta- (B)
triakena- (TrkE)		bevvgto- (b)
trasintilli- (trsm)		10^93
avta- (A)
triacoda- (TrkD)		avto- (a)
trasintiro- (trsµ)		10^96
triactra- (TrkTr)trasintano- (trsn)10^99
teraka- (Tk)sadrinto- (sar)10^120
penaka- (Pk)suindinto- (sin)10^150
exaka- (Ek)vexinto- (vxn)10^180
zetaka- (Zk)zepinto- (zpn)10^210
yotaka- (Yk)yocinto- (ycn)10^240
xenaka- (Xk)xoninto- (xnn)10^270
hota- (Ht)kento- (kn)10^300

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