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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).
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.
The metric system is a system of units for measurement developed in late 18th century in France.It was developed by the chemist Lavoisier to replace the disparate systems of measures then in use with a unified, natural and universal system. In the early metric system there were several fundamental or base units, the meter for length, the gram for weight and the liter for capacity.