The liter is a unit of volume. The most basic SI unit for volume is the cubic meter; a liter, which is the same as a cubic decimeter, is the same as 1/1000 cubic meters,
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The liter is the standard unit for measuring volume in the metric system. It is commonly used to measure the volume of liquids such as water, milk, and gasoline.
The standard unit of volume in the metric system is liter or litre. By using decimal prefixes we can arrive at smaller or larger units of measure. It is no coincidence that there is a relationship between liter as volume, meter as distance and water:1 liter = 1 cubic decimeter = 1 kilogram of water at 4° C.
The standard unit of volume in the metric system is liter or litre. By using decimal prefixes we can arrive at smaller or larger units of measure. It is no coincidence that there is a relationship between liter as volume, meter as distance and water:1 liter = 1 cubic decimeter = 1 kilogram of water at 4° C.
The standard unit of volume in the metric system is liter or litre. By using decimal prefixes we can arrive at smaller or larger units of measure. It is no coincidence that there is a relationship between liter as volume, meter as distance and water:1 liter = 1 cubic decimeter = 1 kilogram of water at 4° C.
Strictly speaking no - the liter is a non-SI unit. However it is very widely accepted being equivalent to a dm3. So the m3 is the official SI unit of volume and other derivations of it e.g. mm3 which is equivalent to the ml - or milliliter. The m3 is such a large unit that liters are very often used and totally accepted.
The cubic meter is the only standard unit of volume in the SI.The liter is a non-SI unit, but it is officially acceptedand may be used with metric prefixes.