A liter is the metric base unit for volume. The prefix "milli-," in this case, means "one-thousandth." So a milliliter is one-thousandth of a liter. Therefore, a liter is bigger.
The prefix "milli" comes from the Latin word for 1,000 and indicates a unit that is one thousandth of the standard unit. Therefore, there are 1,000 milliseconds for every 1 second.
Milli is not a unit of measurement on its own, but is a prefix meaning one thousandth. Milli can precede any metric unit of measurement. (i.e. metre -> millimetre litre -> millilitre)
it mean million milli is the prefix for one thousandth. the meter is the SI unit of length. the millimeter is one thousandth of a meter, or 1000 mm = 1 meter there are 1000 milliliters in one liter. 1000 mL = 1 Liter
A "milligram". In general, the prefix "milli-" means 1/1000, no matter what unit it is used with; I recommend that you check the Wikipedia article on "SI prefixes", for additional prefixes of this kind.
The prefix for volume is "milli-" which represents one thousandth of the base unit.
While there is no such unit as a milligallon, attaching the prefix milli- to a unit usually indicates one thousandth of the unit. Therefore, there would be 1000 milligallons in one gallon.
The prefix, deca, represents a multiple of the basic unit.
Milli is a prefix that represents one thousandth (1/1000) of a unit, while gram is a metric unit of mass. Therefore, a milligram (mg) is one thousandth of a gram.
The prefix milli means 0.001 or one thousandth.
A metric prefix or SI prefix is a unit prefix that precedes a basic unit of measure to indicate a decadic multiple or fraction of the unit. The various prefix unit are kilo , hecto,deca,deci.
The prefix "milli-" means one thousandth or 0.001. It is commonly used in the International System of Units (SI) to denote subunits of a base unit, for example, a millimeter is one thousandth of a meter.
A metric prefix or SI prefix is a unit prefix that precedes a basic unit of measure to indicate a decadic multiple or fraction of the unit. The various prefix unit are kilo , hecto,deca,deci.
Kilo has a greater value than milli. Kilo represents 1000 units, while milli represents 1/1000 of a unit.
The prefix "milli-" represents the smallest value, which is one thousandth of the base unit. It is denoted by the symbol "m" in the International System of Units (SI).
In the metric system the prefix milli~ always referes to one-thousandth of the base unit.millilitre = 0.001 litresmillimetre = 0.001 metresmilligramme = 0.001 grammesBut a millipede is not a creature with 0.001 legs! ;-)
The prefix that means thousands in the metric system is "kilo-". It represents a factor of 1000.