COMMONLY USED METRIC SYMBOLS
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Volume |
Mass |
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millimeter |
ml |
milliliter |
mg |
milligram |
| cm |
centimeter |
cl |
centiliter |
cg |
cntigram |
| dm |
decimeter |
dl |
deciliter |
dg |
decigram |
| m |
meter |
l |
liter |
g |
gram |
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| km |
kilometer |
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kg |
kilogram |
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| Metric
Prefixes |
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Examples |
| milli- |
One thousandth |
Milliliter means
one thousandth of
a liter. |
| centi- |
One hundredth |
Centimeter means
one hundredth of
a meter. |
| deci- |
One tenth |
Decigram means
one tenth of a gram. |
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| deca- |
Ten |
Decagram means
ten grams. |
| hecto- |
Hundred |
Hectoliter means
a hundred liters. |
| kilo- |
Thousand |
Kilometer means
a thousand meters. |
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