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minus-squareTomtits@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agomg, g, kg What are the others meant to represent?
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoh = hecto da = deca (had to look that one up) d = deci c = centi ×100, ×10, ÷10, ÷100, respectively You’ll know centi from centimetres. Decimetres are somewhat common because 1dm³ = 1L. Hectopascal is a common unit of pressure.
minus-squareAlberat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agono one uses hg or dag or dg… wouldve been better to put kg, mg, ug, ng on here…
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days ago Hectograms - 100 grams Dekagrams - 10 grams Decigrams - .1 grams Centigrams - .01 grams
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoNobody uses those in every day conversation. They will be used in specific contexts, like measuring fluids with syringes where space is limited and accuracy needs to be high.
minus-squarerbos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoI had a running gag once with my cheese guy where i would order in hectograms. I probably found it more amusing than he did.
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoYour cheese guy? You may be doing life better than me.
minus-squarerbos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 hours agohahah, there’s a small deli up the road and the same guy runs the counter most of the time.
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoCertain ones get used a lot, like centimeters and dekapascals.
minus-squareZwiebel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_prefix
mg, g, kg
What are the others meant to represent?
h = hecto da = deca (had to look that one up) d = deci c = centi
×100, ×10, ÷10, ÷100, respectively
You’ll know centi from centimetres. Decimetres are somewhat common because 1dm³ = 1L. Hectopascal is a common unit of pressure.
no one uses hg or dag or dg… wouldve been better to put kg, mg, ug, ng on here…
Nobody uses those in every day conversation.
They will be used in specific contexts, like measuring fluids with syringes where space is limited and accuracy needs to be high.
I had a running gag once with my cheese guy where i would order in hectograms. I probably found it more amusing than he did.
Your cheese guy? You may be doing life better than me.
hahah, there’s a small deli up the road and the same guy runs the counter most of the time.
Certain ones get used a lot, like centimeters and dekapascals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_prefix