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Weight- it is a 1,000th of a gram. usually used in medication

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Q: Is milligram a unit of mass or weight?
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What is the definiton of milligram?

A milligram is a unit of weight or mass equal to 1/1000 gram.


What is a sentence using the word milligram?

Milligram i a unit of mass or weight like kilograms, grams, kilojoules...


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Milligram: to measure its mass.


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What is bigger a kilometer or milligram?

A kilometre is a unit of length. A milligram is a unit of mass. The two units measure two different things.


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This depends on the mass: for a louse the milligram is adequate, for a coin the gram, for a person the kilogram, for bricks the ton.