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Any metric unit that does not have a prefix.
For example, metres, grams and joules |
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Term
| How many metres are in one kilometre? |
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1000
Kilo always means 1000 times the base unit |
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| How many centimetres are in one metre? |
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100
Centi always means one hundredth of the base unit |
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| How many millimetres are in one centimetre? |
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10
centi means one hundredth of a base unit. milli means one thousandth of a base unit |
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| How many millimetres are in one metre |
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1000
milli always means one thousandth of a base unit |
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| How many kilojoules in one megajoule? |
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1000
Kilo means 1000 base units. Mega means 1,000,000 base units. |
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| How many millilitres are in one litre |
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1000
milli always means one thousandth of a base unit |
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| List all of the metric conversions |
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| Key metric conversion, kilo to milli |
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