Milli-

Milli-

Milli-

Prefix denoting 10 to the −3rd power

Milli (symbol m) is a unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one thousandth (10−3).[1] Proposed in 1793,[2] and adopted in 1795, the prefix comes from the Latin mille, meaning one thousand (the Latin plural is milia). Since 1960, the prefix is part of the International System of Units (SI).

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References

  1. [1]
    A. Thompson; B. N. Taylor (2009-07-02). "Special Publication 811: NIST Guide to the SI, Chapter 4: The Two Classes of SI Units and the SI Prefixes". NIST. Physical Measurement Laboratory. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
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    Commission temporaire de Poids & Mesures rêpublicaines, En exécution des Décrets de la Convention Nationale (1793). Instruction abrégée sur les mesures déduites de la grandeur de la Terre; uniformes pour toute la Rêpublique, et sur les Calculs relatifs à leur division décimale (in French) (Edition originale ed.). Paris, France: De l´imprimerie nationale exécutive du Louvre. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
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    "On the extension of the range of SI prefixes". 18 November 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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    "Metric (SI) Prefixes". NIST.
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