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Metric System Common Units & Unit Prefixes

The base units used in the Metric system consist of the following.

Mass: grams or g

Distance: meters or m

Volume: liters or L

Temperature: degrees Celsius or °C

Using these base units of measure, prefixes are added to indicate the magnitude. The

most common unit prefixes operators will use include:

- Kilo-, meaning thousand (1,000) and denoted by “K”

- Milli-, meaning thousandth (0.001) and denoted by “m”