In the metric system the prefix milli~ always referes to one-thousandth of the base unit.
millilitre = 0.001 litres
millimetre = 0.001 metres
milligramme = 0.001 grammes
But a millipede is not a creature with 0.001 legs! ;-)
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Milli is a prefix which denotes one thousandth of or 1/1000. Milliliter is one one thousandth of a liter, and a Millimeter is one one thousandth of a meter, etc.
If you mean 0.001, the prefix "milli" (abbreviated "m") is used for that.
The prefix that equals 1 trillion in the metric system is tera-.
The prefix "milli-" means one thousandth or 0.001. It is commonly used in the International System of Units (SI) to denote subunits of a base unit, for example, a millimeter is one thousandth of a meter.
The metric system prefix for the quantity 0.000001 is micro- (symbol: μ).
The prefix "micro-" in the metric system denotes one millionth (1/1,000,000) of a unit. It is represented by the symbol μ and is commonly used to indicate a small quantity or scale.