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User:Electron9/Orders of magnitude (probability)

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This page is a progressive and labeled list of probability in orders of magnitude, with certain examples appended to some list objects.

List of orders of magnitude for probability
Factor SI prefix Value Item
10−10 2.31×10−10 MTBF in one second for the SATA harddisk failure
5.25×10−10 Caesium-137 atom decay this second
10−9 nano- (n) 5.69×10−9 jackpot in the Mega Millions multi-state lottery in the United States
10−7 1.17×10−7 death per aircraft journey
10−6 micro- (µ) 1×10−6 life threatening adverse reactions from a measles vaccine.
10−5 8.85×10−5 deadly vehicle collision in Europe.
10−4 1×10−4 asteroid 99942 Apophis in 2029 will impact earth
10−1 deci- (d) 1.04×10−1 death per space shuttle journey