16 C.F.R. § 500.18 SI metric prefixes.
Title 16 - Commercial Practices
The following chart indicates SI prefixes that may be used on a broad range of consumer commodity labels:
Title 16: Commercial Practices
PART 500—REGULATIONS UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE FAIR PACKAGING AND LABELING ACT
§ 500.18 SI metric prefixes.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Multiplying factor Prefix Symbol \1\------------------------------------------------------------------------Kilo-............................ k x 10\3\Deca-............................ da x 10Deci-............................ d x 10-\1\Centi-........................... c x 10-\2\Milli-........................... m x 10-\3\Micro-........................... µ x 10-\6\------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ 10\2\=100; 10\3\=1000; 10-\1\=0.1; 10-\2\=0.01.Thus, 2 kg=2x1000 g=2000 g, and 3 cm=3x0.01 m=0.03 m.
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