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81* METRIC INFORMATION GUIDE
BASE UNITS
DESCRIPTION
UNIT
SYMBOL
length
meter
m
mass
kilogram
kg
liquid
liter
L
temperature
celsius
°C
pressure
kilopascal
kPa
torque
Newton meter
N-m
speed
kilometer per hour
km/h
PREFIXES
PREFIX
SYMBOL
MEANING
VALUE
kilo
k
one thousand
1,000
centi
c
one hundredth of a
0.01
rnilli
m
one thousandth of a
0.001
*THE ·INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS (SYSTEME INTERNATIONAL)
ABREVIATES IlSI" IN ALL LANGUAGES.
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