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milliwatt

1 mW = 0.001 W exactly. Lowercase m is milli; MW (megawatt) is a billion times larger.

Definition

Dimension: Power
Symbols: mW
System: SI
Base factor: ×0.001
Exactness: exact

Follows from an SI or definitional identity — no material assumption.

Also known as

milliwatts

Sources

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), US Dept. of Commerce

Common conversions

for 1 mW

watt exact	0.001	W	exact
kilowatt exact	0.000001	kW	exact
megawatt exact	0.000000001	MW	exact
gigawatt exact	0.000000000001	GW	exact

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