What does pm mean when measuring molecular diameter?

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Homework Statement



I'm reading a worked problem in my "Fundamentals-of-Physics" textbook, and it states

What is the mean free path l for oxygen molecules at temperature T  = 300 K and pressure p  = 1.0 atm? Assume that the molecular diameter is d = 290 pm and the gas is ideal.


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I was wondering what are the molecular diameter units which I have emboldened? What does pm stand for?

Thank you
 
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