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The prefix meaning one thousand standard units is "kilo-." It is derived from the Greek word "chilioi," meaning "thousand." In the metric system, "kilo-" is used to denote quantities that are one thousand times the base unit, such as in "kilogram" (1,000 grams) or "kilometer" (1,000 meters).
The base in the mnemonic "khdbdcm" refers to the metric system, where each letter represents a unit prefix. From left to right, the prefixes are: kilo (k), hecto (h), deka (da), base unit (grams, liters, meters, etc.), deci (d), centi (c), and milli (m). The base unit can be any metric unit, such as meter (m), liter (L), or gram (g). Thus, "khdbdcm" helps in converting between these metric prefixes.
meter, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, mol, candela
Mass: kilogram Length: meter Volume: cubic meter (this is not a base unit, since it is derived from the meter)
The kilogram is the SI unit for mass.But grams are also often used.Additional AnswerIn SI, there are 'base' (not 'basic') units and 'derived' units -which, as the name suggests, are derived from the base units. There are seven base units, including the kilogram (not the gram) for mass.The SI unit for weight, which is the force due to gravity, is the newton, which is a derived unit.
Centi
The metric system uses differing prefixes to show multiples of ten for base units. To indicate one thousand units, the prefix kilo- is used, as in kilometer, or kilowatt.
The metric prefix for 10 is deka-. This is similar (but different) from the metric prefix for 1/10 which is deci-
no; however, femto- is an SI prefix meaning 10-15
base on what you measure to use the metric units.
they are base 10 (or the power or ten)
"Centi" as in centimetre.
No, the base for the metric system is ten.
The meter is the metric base unit for volume, and the cubic meter is the derived unit.
The metric prefix for million is "mega-." In the International System of Units (SI), "mega-" represents a factor of 10^6, or one million. This prefix is commonly used in various fields such as physics, engineering, and computing to denote values that are one million times larger than the base unit.
In the metric system, "centi" is a prefix: it is not a measurement unit of any kind.
Every prefix in the metric system denotes a power of 10.