Full name: micrometre
Plural form: micrometres
Symbol: µm
Alternate spelling: micrometers
Category type: length
Scale factor: 1.0E-6
The SI base unit for length is the metre.
1 metre is equal to 1000000 micro m.
Valid units must be of the length type.
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The SI prefix "micro" represents a factor of 10-6, or in exponential notation, 1E-6.
So 1 micrometre = 10-6 metre.