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Chapter 2 The International System of Measuring Units (SI)
Chapter 2 The International System of Measuring Units (SI) SUMMARY The metric System is simple and easy to learn. Do not become confused with all the details given in this Chapter . You probably will not see most of the Units in practical use. You should, however, learn the most common Units for length, area, volume, mass, and temperature shown in Table 2-1. Prefixes are shown in Table 2-2. Preferred Units are shown in bold. How the metric Units relate to inch Units are covered in Chapter 17. See conversion program. TABLE 2-1 SI Units Quantity Symbol (Name) Prefix and Symbol* Other Metric unit nm (nanometer) = 10-9 m m (micrometer) = 10-6 m micron = m = mm mm (millimeter) = 10-3 m Length m cm (centimeter) = 10-2 m (meter) dm (decimeter) = 10-1 m hm (hectometer) = 102 m km (kilometer) = 103 m
Chapter 2 The International System of Measuring Units (SI) SUMMARY The metric system is simple and easy to learn.
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