Convert millimeter to attometer
Please provide values below to convert millimeter [mm] to attometer [am], or Convert attometer to millimeter.
How to Convert Millimeter to Attometer
1 mm = 1e+15 am
Example: convert 15 mm to am:
15 mm = 15 × 1e+15 am = 1.5e+16 am
Millimeter to Attometer Conversion Table
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Millimeter
A millimeter is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one-thousandth of a meter.
History/Origin
The prefix "milli-" comes from the Latin word "mille," meaning thousand. The millimeter was part of the original metric system adopted in France in 1795.
Current Use
The millimeter is widely used in engineering and manufacturing for high-precision measurements. It is also a common unit in construction and for measuring small objects.
Attometer
An attometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^-18 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "atto-" for 10^-18 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1964.
Current Use
The attometer is used in high-energy physics to describe the scales relevant to quarks and leptons.