§ 500.18 SI metric prefixes.
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The following chart indicates SI prefixes that may be used on a broad range of consumer commodity labels:
PrefixSymbol1Multiplying factor Kilo-k3x 10 Deca-da× 10 Deci-d−1× 10 Centi-c−2× 10 Milli-m−3× 10 Micro-µ−6× 10 123−1−2 10=100; 10=1000; 10=0.1; 10=0.01. Thus, 2 kg=2 × 1000 g=2000 g, and 3 cm=3 × 0.01 m=0.03 m.
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