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Metric (SI) Prefixes:

Return the corresponding value of the specified unit in meters (e.g., “centi” returns 0.01).

Example

from scipy import constants

print(constants.yotta)    #1e+24
print(constants.zetta)    #1e+21
print(constants.exa)      #1e+18
print(constants.peta)     #1000000000000000.0
print(constants.tera)     #1000000000000.0
print(constants.giga)     #1000000000.0
print(constants.mega)     #1000000.0
print(constants.kilo)     #1000.0
print(constants.hecto)    #100.0
print(constants.deka)     #10.0
print(constants.deci)     #0.1
print(constants.centi)    #0.01
print(constants.milli)    #0.001
print(constants.micro)    #1e-06
print(constants.nano)     #1e-09
print(constants.pico)     #1e-12
print(constants.femto)    #1e-15
print(constants.atto)     #1e-18
print(constants.zepto)    #1e-21

Binary Prefixes:

Return the corresponding value of the specified unit in bytes (e.g., “kibi” returns 1024).

Example

from scipy import constants

print(constants.kibi)    #1024
print(constants.mebi)    #1048576
print(constants.gibi)    #1073741824
print(constants.tebi)    #1099511627776
print(constants.pebi)    #1125899906842624
print(constants.exbi)    #1152921504606846976
print(constants.zebi)    #1180591620717411303424
print(constants.yobi)    #1208925819614629174706176

Mass:

Return the equivalent value of the specified unit in kilograms (e.g., “gram” returns 0.001).

Example

from scipy import constants

print(constants.gram)        #0.001
print(constants.metric_ton)  #1000.0
print(constants.grain)       #6.479891e-05
print(constants.lb)          #0.45359236999999997
print(constants.pound)       #0.45359236999999997
print(constants.oz)          #0.028349523124999998
print(constants.ounce)       #0.028349523124999998
print(constants.stone)       #6.3502931799999995
print(constants.long_ton)    #1016.0469088
print(constants.short_ton)   #907.1847399999999
print(constants.troy_ounce)  #0.031103476799999998
print(constants.troy_pound)  #0.37324172159999996
print(constants.carat)       #0.0002
print(constants.atomic_mass) #1.66053904e-27
print(constants.m_u)         #1.66053904e-27
print(constants.u)           #1.66053904e-27